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ESKIMO PLACE NAMES 

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AID TO CONVERSATION 

MacMILLAN > IBotvoAc^L TBaMcc 

1943 



H. O. MISCEL. No. 10.578 


Published by The Hydrographic Office, U. S. Navy 
Under Authority of the SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 








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A FULL-BLOODED ESKIMO BOY OF THE FAR NORTH 












PREFACE 


This Translation of Eskimo Place Names 
and Aid to Conversation was compiled by Comman¬ 
der Donald B. MacMillan, U.S.N.R. of the Hydro 
graphic Office for use by men of our army and 
navy assigned to the Sub-Arctic and Arctic. 

His knowledge of the Eskimo language is 
based upon his thirty-five years of contact with 
the natives of Labrador, Hudson Straits, Hudson 
Bay, Baffin Island, South and North Greenland. 
All with slight variations speak the same lang¬ 
uage, since all are of the same Innuit Race. 



Hydrographer of the Navy. 


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INTRODUCTION 


"The name of anything means the essential nature 
or character of that thing". 

This is especially true of all names of things 
in the Innuit or Eskimo language, conceded to be one of the 
oldest and one of the most difficult in the world. 

All new things introduced by white men from the 
South receive names at once descriptive of the thing, the 
name being related to the size, shape, color, smell, sound, 
feel, or general appearance of that thing. As an illustra¬ 
tion: airplane, "that which flies like a bird", sugar, "that 
which is like sand", vest, "that which causes one to sweat", 
white man, "the one with heavy eyebrows", etc. 

The thousands of Eskimo place names found upon 
northern maps and charts, accepted by explorers during the 
last three hundred years, and still recorded phonetically by 
cartographers on charts of to-day, are all most interesting 
and so extremely valuable that not one should be omitted or 
a substitute permitted. It is much to be regretted that the 
charts of navigators and the maps of school children are 
cluttered up with the names of those who really purchased 
space to advertise themselves and their wares. Newly dis¬ 
covered lands should not be used as bill-boards; space on 
such lands is not for sale. 


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The names bestowed upon bays, lakes, rivers, mountains, 
inlets and harbors by the first inhabitants of our northern lands 
should be preserved. They mean something; and that something is 
of help and interest to every man who walks a ship»s deck, who, 
emerging out of a thick fog or driving snow-storm, is uncertain 
of his location* The chart alone can help him. He is looking 
for M Simiutak M . What does it mean? A cork or a stopper in a 
bottle. That is, it is an island nearly closing the entrance to 

a fiord. The land before him presents a straight shore line. It 
does not answer to the description of his objective. 

The ship is out of water - a serious predicament. The 
captain studies his chart. There he finds the Eskimo word "imerigssok". 
Translated this means "a place with good and plenty water". His ship 
may be on the bottom. He must have help at once. He again looks at 
his chart. Only a mile away he finds the word "igd-lor-suit", meaning 
a place with many houses. And so on in his travels from day to day up 
and down the Labrador, in and out of Hudson Bay, along the Baffin Land, 
Greenland, and Ellesmere Land coasts. 

To accompany this list of Eskimo Place Names I have included 
Eskimo expressions for general use, also for the captain of a ship as 
well as for the doctor, who is often called upon for help when in 
northern waters. Since a botanist is often included in the scientific 
personnel of an expedition, I have written down certain expressions 
which I hope may be of help to him in his work. 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 


Page 

1. Danish Words and Abbreviations Found on Greenland Charts. 1-5 

2. Translation of 1500 Eskimo Place Names. 7-77 

3. Guide to Pronunciation. 79 

4. Conversational Eskimo for the Captain of a Ship. 81-92 

5. Conversational Eskimo for a Ship’s Doctor. 93-103 

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6. Conversational Eskimo for a Botanist. 105-108 

7. General Conversation. 109-154 




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Danish Words and Abbreviations Found on Greenland Charts 


Ankerplads 

Anchorage 

Bj orne-faelden 

Bear Trap 

Baake, varde 

Beacon, land mark 

Dampskorsten 

Chimney 

EbbeStrom 

Ebb tide stream 

Flodstrom 

Flood tide stream 

Flagstang 

Flagstaff 

Flojtetonde 

Whistle buoy 

Eng og Mose 

Meadow and mossy land 

Eksistens tvivlsom 

Existence doubtful 

Granskov 

Coniferous wood 

Jernbane 

Railway 

Kirke 

Church 

Ledemaerke 

Clearing mark 

Lovskov 

Deciduous wood 

Lyng 

Heather 

Overet med 

In line 

Plads tvivlsom 

Place doubtful 

Rapporteret Braad 

Reported breakers 

Sand og Klitter 

Sand and dunes 

Sunket vrag 

Sunken wreck 

Signal mast 

Signal mast 

Skaer torre ved Hojvande 

Rocks dry at high water 


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Skaer og Klipper torre Ted Lavrande. Rocks and cliffs dry at low water. 
Sand tort ved LaTvande. Sand dry at low water. 

Sten eller Skaer med mindre end 


10 Meter Vand. 

Stone oT rock with less than 10 meter. 

Vindmolle 

Windmill 

Vandmolle 

Watermill 

Vej 

Road 


Ingen Bund fundet paa den angivne Dybde. No "bottom found at depth expressed. 

Names for "buoys found on Danish charts 


Lystonde 

Light buoy 

Klokketonde 

Bell buoy 

Somaerke for vrag 

Wreck buoy 

Fortojtonde 

Mooring buoy 

Varpetonde 

Warping buoy 

Telegraf-Yager 

Telegraph buoy 


Somaerke for MidtfarTands-Pulle, 

for Anduvning m.m. Buoy at the end of a middle ground, 

Fairway buoy. 

Somaerke for Styrbords-side (for Indgaaende). Starboard hand buoy 

(When entering). 


Somaerke for Bagbords-side (for Indgaaende). Port hand buoy when entering. 


Abbreviations on Danish Charts 


Batt. 

Batteri 

Battery- 

BJ. 

Bjerg 

Mountain 

Bk. 

Baake 

Beacon 

Bk. 

Banke 

Bank 

Bl. 

Blaa 

Blue 

Blk. 

Blink 

Flash 

Br. 

Bredde 

Latitude 

Elekt.,E1. 

Elektrisk 

Electric 

Fj. 

Fjeld 

Mountain 

Fj. 

Fjord 

Firth, inlet 

Flgst. 

Flagstan^ 

Flagstaff 

Fmk., Fm. 

Formorkelse 

Occultation 

Gd. -gd. 

Gaard 

Estate, farm 

Gl. 

Gammel 

Old 

Gr. 

Grund 

Shoal 

Gr. 

Gron 

Green 

Grw. 

Greenwich 

Greenwich 

hv. 

Hvid 

White 

hv. 

Hvert 

Every 

H V. 

Hojvande 

High water 

K. , K. 

Kirke 

Church 


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Kan. 

Kanal 

Channel 

m. , 

Kabellaengae 

(185 meter) Cable 

Kn. 

Knob 

Knot 

L. 

Lods 

Pilot 

Lgd. 

Laengde 

Longitude 

LI. 

Lille 

Little 

Lt. 

LaTvande 

Low water 

m. 

Meter 

Meter 

m. 

Med 

With 

2 m 

2 Minutter 

2 minutes 

Misv. ,MV. 

Misvisning 

Variation 

Ml. 

Molle 

Mill 

N., 

Nord 

North 

Pt. 

Pynt 

Point 

2 s 

2 Selcunder 

2 seconds 

r. 

Rod 

Red 

Sd. 

Sund 

Sound 

Sit. 

Slaptid 

Neap tide 

Sin. 

Somil 

Mile ( 1852 Meter) 

s. 

Sort 

Black 

Spt. 

Springtide 

Spring tide 


Stat. 

Station 

Station 

St. 

Store 

Great 

Str. 

Stribet 

Striped 

St. 

Sankt. 

Saint 

Synsv. 

Synsvidde 

Visibility 

s. 

Syd 

South 

Tel Bk 

Telegraf Baake 

Telegraph beacon 

Tel Kab 

Telegraph-Kabel 

Telegraph cable 

iiit 

3 Timer 

3 hours 

t. 

Tort 

Dry 

Teglv. 

Teglvaerk 

Tile works 

Taern 

Taernet 

Chequeered 

Vmt. 

Vandmolle 

Watermill 

V. 

Vest 

West 

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Ost 

East 
















Eskimo Place Names Found on Northern Charts 


Affarleq.A special room; a side room. 

Agdlugtoq.A bay frequented by seals. 

agdluitsoq.A bay without breathing holes. 

Agdlumersat.Where seals are frequently seen at holes. 

Agfardlekuta....Half of it. 

Aggewek.The Arctic Right whale. 

Agpaliarssuit...Little auks, dovekies, bull birds, ice birds. 
Agpat.The murres. 

Agpamiut.Nesting place of the murres. 

Agpanguit.A place having many small murres. 

Agsigsut.The distant islands. 

Agssakaq.That turned upside down. 

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Agto.Place of contact;where boats stop. 

Ahpaumme.Bare of snow; exposed to the wind. 

Aivik, aiwek....A walrus. 

Ajorsisimasoq...One who could not go on. 

Akalua.That which is between two things. 

Akalvia.That which is between two things. 

Akerte.The one that answers; the echo. 


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Akhlak.The black bear. 

Akia.The side opposite, dwelling place. 

Akiamiut.People who live on the opposite side. 

Akigsserniak....Where ptarmigan are found. 

Akilia.The middle; something between two things. 

Akiliaruseq.A low land between two higher lands. 

Akinaq.Midway station on the opposite side. 

Akingnaq.Midway station on the opposite side. 

Akinnaq.Something opposite. 

Akitsok.Without a name. 

Akkuliak.The bridge of the nose. 

Akkuliakattak...That which divides; the land between. 
Akooleakuttuck..That which divides; the land between. 
Akorninarmiut...People living between headlands or bays. 
Akorningnap -The bay or fiord which lies between two 
Kangerdlua.indicated points. 

Akpa, agpa.The murre; Brunnich Murre (Uria lomvia). 

Akpaliiarksuk...The dovekie, little auk (Allealle). 

Akpatok.An island inhabited by murres. 

Akua.The side opposite. 

Akugdlek.The middle one of the three bays. 

Akugdlinguaq—.The small land between two places. 

















Akugdlit .The middle ones; people who live there. 

Akuliak.The bridge of the nose. 

Akuliaruseq The middle or the center of a land. 

Akuliarusersuaq...The big mountain between two fiords. 
Akuliarusinguaq...The little mountain between two fiords, 
Akuliarrusiusa- The frightful looking thing which resemb- 

kassak.i. les a mountain towering up between fiords. 

Akuliarrusi- The frightful looking mountain between 

kavssak.two fiords. 

Akuliar-rutipqaqqa.The mountain of the intervening space. 
Akullet, akullit..The middle ones. 

Akulleq.The middle one. 

Akunaq.The midway station when on a journey. 

Akunarmiut.The inhabitants of the midway station. 

Akunekut.The middle island. 

i^kungnaq.Two of something between two others. 

Akuninguaq.The little space between. 

Akunnerit.The spaces between. 

Akutaussak.Like a rudder. 

Akutdleq.The one between. 

Alakarsaria.The one which permits it to be visible. 

Alangerqaq.The shady side of tbe fiord. 

Alangongua.The little shady side. 


















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Alanqoq.The shady side. 

Alangordia.The place which lies in the shade. 

Alangordliup.The glacier on the shady side. 

Alangorlea.The one nearest the shady side. 

Alangorsuak.The big shady side. 

Alangorssuaq.The big shady side. 

Alangua.Its shady side. 

Alangup qaqai.The mountains on the shady side. 

Alativik.Where there is disturbance in the water. 

Allaniarfik.Where they hunt with fire-arms or bows. 

Allorarfik.Where one steps from stone to stone. 

Allutuarsuk.The peculiar one with poor support. 

Altagaiyaivik.Easily seen from afar. 

Aluk.Lowest part of a country. 

Amagak, amagaq.... Something carried on the back;child in hood. 

Amalosivik.A place with something round. 

Amaq ?.A live coal ? 

Amarak.The little live coal ? 

Amaroke, amorrok..The wolf. 

Amartorsuaq.The big amartoq. 

Amartoq.One who carries a child on her back. 

Amasivik.Where eider ducks are caught. 

Araau.The northern wolf. 























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Araeragdla.Where there is ample covering. 

Ameralik.A place having a covering of some kind. 

Amerdlog.The narrower of two tracks. 

Amerssivik.Where one stripped off the skin (bark). 

Amipoq..It is narrow. 

Amitsoq.That which is narrow. 

Amitsuarssuk.A narrow uncommon kind of a bay. 

Amittoq.Narrow. 

Amittorssuaq.Very narrow. 

Amittuattiaq.The rather small narrow one. 

Ammat.Slate used for arrow heads and knives. 

Ammokajariaq.Promontory. Where one goes right down. 

Amushavik.Having good skins for a kai-ack. 

Ana.His feces; her older brother. 

Anajuit.Those who must defecate. 

Anana.His or her mother. 

Anangnak.North, northern. 

Anarmiut.With the excrement of birds. 

Anarsuak.Much excrement. 

Anarsuit.A large amount of excrement. 

Anartalik-Having the excrement of birds. 

Anassaq.Resembling excrement, (in color?) 

Aneq.The rotten one. 



























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Angiaq.A child born in concealment, 

Angiarsuit.The big or many grindstones or files. 

Anghiak. .....The ghost of a child born in secret. 

Angisoq.That which is large. 

Angisorssuak.Very large. 

Angissat.The large ones (islands). 

Angivoq.It is large. 

Angmagssak.The capelin (Mallotus villosus). 

Angmagssalik.The place where there are capelin. 

Angmagssat.Capelin (Plural form) . 

Angmagssivik.A place with capelin. 

Anetulak.A land with much (reindeer) excrement. 

Anetulik.With a moderate amount of excrement. 

Angujartorfik.Containing something unusually large. 

Annek-tango-ak....Mountain with a plain on top. 

Anoee, anore, ....The wind, 

Anoratoq.One without a hooded garment. 

Anore nalanga.The master of the wind. 

Anordluitsoq.Where there are no strong winds. 

Anoretoq, anoritoq-Much wind off the land. 
Aopaluttunguaq....The little red one. 

Apaluttoq.The red one. 

Apalutuarssuk.The peculiar red one. 





















Apilattoq.The red one(soil or the mountain). 

Appalik.The place where the murres nest. 

Appallit.Islands or cliffs with murres. 

Apparsuit.The many murres. 

Appat.Murres. 

Appatat.A fairly good number of murres. 

Apaluttokassak....The frightful red one. 

Appoo, apud,apun..Snow on the ground. 

Aput, ahput.Snow on the ground. 

Aputainitsoq.A place of eternal snow. 

Aputitoq.Where there is generally snow. 

Aqajarua.His, her, its stomach. 

Aqqallongiaq.Where the walking is bad. 

Arfek, arfeq.The Arctic Right whale. 

Arfersiorfik.Where whales are hunted. 

Arfertuarssuk.The place of an uncommon kind of whale. 

Arfiorfik.A place for cutting up whales. 

Arna.Whale. 

Arpartaq.The new way of getting down. 

Arpik.That which is troublesome. 

Arpik.Arbik ? The Arctic blackberry. 

. Arqarajaq.Where one has descended. 

Arqartarfik.The usual place of descent. 


























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Arqittoq.That which is without a name. 

Arqo.The stern of a boat. 

Arqulluk.The bad road. 

Arqusaq.The one which resembles a sleeve. 

Arsivik, arsivok..With an abundance of provisions. 

Arssarfinguaq.The little place where they play ball. 

Arsuk.Good hunting ground. 

Arvertoarssuk.Where there are always whales. 

Arversiorfik.Where whales are hunted. 

Arwek, arwik.Walrus. 

Arweng.W'alrus. 

Aserussuit.The large crevices. 

Asimioqarfik...,,,A dwelling place of the natives. 

Asissut.The far outlying islands. 

Asorfik.A place becoming rotten, soft. 

Assakanguit.Little ones that roll around or down. 

Assakarssuit.The strange ones that roll down. 

Ata, atane.Under; a land which lies under. 

Atanekerdluk.A land not well connected. 

Ataneq.A land attached to another land. 

Atangmik.The connecting piece of land. 

Atangoq.The connecting piece of land. 

Atavok.It is connected. 























Asigsutsut.The outlying islands. 

Auarkat.A fiord with much color. 

Aug, auq, auk.The color red. 

Augpalagtulik.A red land. 

Augpalartoq.That which has redness. 

Augpilagtok.A red land. 

Augpilagtunguak...The little red place. 

Aulatsivik.Where something is moved up and down. 

Ausiait.Spiders. 

Auvek.Walrus. 

Avalleq.The outermost one. 

Avangnamut isua...The northern end of the island. 

Avangnardleq.North in relation to another locality. 

Avangnardlit......Most northerly people in relation to others. 

Av-annarlet.The most northern ones. 

Avarqat.The islands which face the sea. 

Avartarpat.They crush the Pack of their heads. 

Avigait.Islands connected at low water. 

Avigpa.It is divided into two parts. 

Eewek, eiuek.Walrus. 

Eginga.Its corner. 

Ekalluk.Trout, sea trout (Salmo alpinus) 

Ekaluarsuit...^.An abundance of trout. 
























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Ekalugak.Polar cod. 

Ekalugssuk.A small shark. 

Ekalugssuak.A shark. 

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Ekalugarsuit.Many trout. 

Ekalugsuit.Many trout. 

Ekaluit (plural)..Trout. 

Ekaluk (sing.)....Trout, sea trout (Salmo alpinus). 

Ekalumiut.People who live near trout. 

Ekalungmiut.People who live near a trout stream. 

Ekorfat.Land at the foot of a high mountain. 

Eliraana.Where food is usually found. 

Eqalugialik.Place to assemble to go after trout. 

Eqaluit (Plural)..Trout. (Salmo alpinus). 

Eqaluk (Sing.)....Trout (Salmo alpinus) 

Eqalussualik.Place where there are sharks. 

Eqe.Corner of the mouth; entrance to fiord. 

Eqek, eqik, eqeq..A general name for fish. 

Eqorleq.The hindmost island. 

Eqotat.A kind of seaweed. 

Eqotat killet.The most western of this seaweed. 

Equerqoq,eqerqok..A good fishing place. 

Equtit.Good fishing places. 

Erqalummio.Inhabitants of a good trout stream. 



















Erfaq.Coat of watertight skin. 

Erfallikassa.Its one that wears the coat. 

Erqua.Its back side. 

Erquata ivnna.The bluff on the back side. 

Erssaq.The one that shows its teeth. 

Iff it.Grass. 

Iga.A cooking pot. 

Iga agdlalik.The multicolored boiler. 

Igalek.Email sideroora used for a kitchen. 

Iganquaq.A small fireplace. 

Igausak.Material for making stone pots. 

Igaussak.....Something like a fireplace. 

Igdlo, igdlu-..The rock-sod house of the Eskimos. 

Igdlokasik.A place with a poor igalo. 

Igdlorpait.Many old Eskimo houses. 

Igdlorsuak.A large house. 

Igalorssuatsiaq...The rather large good house. 
Igdiorsuatsiait...Many large beautiful houses. 

Igdlorsuit.Many Eskimo houses. 

Igdlu.The sod-rock winter home of the Eskimo. 

Igdlukasik.The dirty house. 

Igdluernernerit...Abandoned houses. 

Igdiukue.A farm; a farm house. 

Igdlukunguat.A house ruin. 

























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Igdlukut.Similar to Eskimo houses. 

Igdluligssuaq.With many large house sites. 

Igdluluarssuit.Where there were many-large houses. 

Igdluluarssuk.An unusual kind of a house. 

Igdlumiut.People who live in houses. 

Igdlunguak.The good little house. 

Igdluta.Its house. 

Igdlutalik.A land with the remains of an igdlu. 

Igdlut nunat.A land where the natives lived in igdlus. 

Igdlutsiaq.Many good igdlus. 

Iggavingissupilua..Cooking place in the interior. 

Iglerna.A terrace. 

Iglerfigssalik.The coffin rock. 

Iginiarfik.Where natives concealed themselves to shoot. 

Igloriaq,iglorigak.A snow house. 

Iglorpait.Native houses. 

Iglorujuk.The place of poor quality houses. 

Igpik.With a steep bank of clay of gravel. 

Ika.Yonder. 

Ikaraiormiut.The inhabitants of Ikamiut. 

Ikamiut.Those who live in a northerly direction. 

Ikapok, ikapoq.It is shallow. 

Ikardlugssuak.The big reef. 























Ikarssuak. 

...The great sound or passage. 

Ikartalik. 

...A place which has a bridge. 

Ikasehsoa. 

...A strait. 

Ikaseng. 

...A strait. 

Ikataq, ikateq.. 

...Shallow water. 

Ikatoq. 

...That place which is shallow. 

Ike . 

...How cold it is l!. 

Ike. 

...A piece of hard wood drift timber. 


Ikeaq, iteaq, itea.One who has gone up the bay. 


Ikerasa. 

...A narrow water passage. 

Ikerasak. 

...A narrow water passage. 

Ikerasarssuk.... 

...An uncommon kind of a narrow passage 

Ikerasanguaq.... 

...The little passage. 

Ikerasagssuaq... 

...The great passage 

Ikerasarssuq.... 

...The very long sound or passage 

Ikerasik.. 

...The sound. 

Ikerassanssaq... 

...Body resembling a sound. 

Ikermiut.. 

...The inhabitants of the strait. 

Ikerssuak., 

...The great sound. 

Ikertoq.. 

...The sound of ample width. 

Ikigait. 

...Where one feels cold. 

Ikigart. 

...Where fires are often lighted. 

Ikineq. 

...Where travellers cross the bay. 
























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Ikkarasak.A strait or passage. 

Ikkarasek.A strait or passage. 

Ikkarlualuit...The many rocks in the water. 

Ikkatuajaq.A place which is always shallow. 

Ikko.Fire. 

Ikkoma, ikkooma....Fire, or lamp, or pot over the lamp. 

Ikkomaksak.Material for a fire. 

Ikorfarssuit.Many foundations for a fire. 

Ikorfat.Stones on edge; foundations for fires. 

Ikorsak.The strait. 

Ilfamssaq.Resembling the socket of harpoon point. 

Iliraanak.Where something may be expected. 

Ilimananguaq.The little Ilimanaq. 

Ilivinguak.The small one with graves. 

Illerrusaq.The ledge. 

Illerusat.Ledges resembling bedsteads. 

Illerussakassat....Frightful things which resemble beds. 
Illerusarsuit.The big ledges. 

Illoka.Land projecting from under ice-cap. 

Illokasak.....The hideous looking house. 

Illonguaq.The little house. 

Iilorsuattat.The rather large houses. 

Illukujalleq.The southernmost house. 























Illorsuit.The big houses. 

Illutorqat.The old houses. 

Illumiat.The house dwellers. 

Illunaq.Resembling a house. 

Ilua.Its interior. 

Iluarquit.The stone blubber caches. 

Ilueq.The grave. 

Iluerquissusoq.The one who fails to find the cache 

Iluertoq.The one with many pits. 

Iluiat.Ice bergs. 

Iluilarssuk.An uncommon kind of a grave. 

Iluilek.Appears as an island, but connected 

Iluliomaneq.A place slightly curved. 

Ilulissat.The icebergs. 

Ilusissoq.That which lies toward the interior 

Imak.Contents of a vessel, or space. 

Imak.Salt water. 

Imarpiksoak.The ocean. 

Imarsiortunut-.A beacon, sea-mark, or 

nalunaerqutaq.cairn. 

Imek, imer, immek..Fresh water, drinking water. 

Imerigssok.A place with good and plenty water. 

Imermiut.People who live near drinking water 
























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Imersuaq.The big water. 

Imertarfik.Watering place. 

Imikiattoq.Warm water. 

Imilik.Having fresh water. 

Immilik.Having fresh water. 

Imnaganeng.High, with cliffs (Cape York). 

Imnarsuk.A small cliff. 

Inakassak.The evil looking bluff. 

Inaluk.The bowels. 

Inarsunguaq.The peculiar little bluff. 

Ingia. Its pointed top. 

Ingioq.The surge, the swell of the sea. 

Ingissua.Its big summit. 

Ingnerssuanguit....The little fire goblins. 

Ingnerit.Fires. 

Ingnik, ingning....Fire. 

Inigassalik.Where there are good places to live. 

Inigssuarmin.Where there are or have been good people. 

Innak, innaq.The cliff,a high steep bank. 

Innakssak.The terrifying cliff, or steep bank. 

Innarssuaq.The big cliff. 

Innarsuatsiaq.The rather big bluff, or cliff. 

Innaqisoq.The place with a high steep bank. 

Innarsunguaq.The strange little bluff. 
























Innerit.The fires, or flints for making fire. 

Innuit,innueet.Men; the only men; Eskimos. 

Innuk, inuk,innung.A man; an Eskimo. 

Inokassat.The old witch-like persons. 

Inonguajuk.A small person. 

Inugsuarmiut.A place with large beacons or cairns. 

Inugsuarraiut.The people who live in such a place. 

Inugsuk,inussuk....A cairn, beacon, mark. 

Inugsuit.Cairns (Plural) . 

Inugsugtut.Resembling beacons or cairns. 

Inugsugtussut.Where many things resemble beacons. 

Inugsulik.A place with a beacon or cairn. 

Inugsugtalik.A place with a beacon or cairn. 

Inussungattat.The ones that almost resemble beacons. 

Inugsoqangitsord-..A place where there 

lunit.are no sea-marks, beacons or cairns. 

Ipe.A handle. 

Iperak.The moss wick of a stone lamp. 

Ipikasat.The horrid clay banks. 

Ipisak,ipisaq.Where one gets the sensation of choking. 

Ipiutak,ipiutaq....A very narrow isthmus. 

Ipiutarsuak.A big "handle”, or land connection. 




















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Ippik.A steep clay slope facing the sea. 

Isa.Where eider ducks moult. 

Isaroq.Resembling the wings of a bird. 

Isersiutit.From iseq, haze. (?) . 

Isersiutilik.Where birds are driven inward. 

Iso.The end of something. ^ 

Isprdlerssuaq.The one farthest inland. 

Isorpok, isorpoq...It is muddy. 

Isortoq.The muddy one. 

Isortuarssuk.The uncommonly muddy one. 

Isserkat.The little goblins. 

Issi.Frost, cold. 

Issitosak.One that resembles ice-fog, or mist. 

Isua.Its end. 

Isuamiut.People who live out at the end. 

Isunguak.Its small end. 

Itatalik.A place with tent skins. 

Iterdlak,iterleng..A wide bay. 

Iterlak, iterleq...A depression;farthest up the bay. 

Itib, itibling.A way overland; a crossing. 

Itilaraq.The narrow place where things are carried. 

Itile.Where boats are carried across. 

Itilersuaq.The big crossing place. 






















Itiliasuk. 

..The peculiar crossing. 

Itilleq. 

..Narrow neck where boats are carried. 

Itillermiut. 

..The inhabitants of such a place. 

Itiilerssuaq. 

..The big crossing. 

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Itinneq. 

..The lowest pass between two bays. 

Itissaq, itussaq. 

..Land over which one must continually walk 

Itisuarssuk. 

..The peculiar deep (cove). 

Itivdleq. 

..The lowest part; good place to cross. 

Itivalerak. 

..The crossing. 

Itivdlersuak. 

..The big or long crossing. 

Itivdlermiut. 

..The inhabitants of the crossing. 

Itivdliarssuk.... 

..An unusual kind of crossing. 

Itivdliatsiak.... 

..A very good crossing. 

Itivdlikasik. 

..A rather poor crossing. 

Itivneq. 

..A depression between two mountains. 

Itivnikasik. 

..The bad depression, crossing place. 

Itsarnisaq. 

..A house ruin. 

Ituipoq. 

..He crosses the land , or the ice. 

Ittako. 

..bkins which have been sewed together. 

Ittakuarssuk. 

..The unusual or beautiful ittako. 

Iviangarnat. 

..Resembling teats. 

Iviangek. 

.A woman’s breasts. 

Iviangerrxat. 

..The breasts; the twin mountains. 


























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Iviangernarssuit..Many conical peaks. 

Iviangiussat.Peaks which resemble the breasts. 

Ivigak.Small or short grass. 

Ivigkat.A large amount of grass. 

Iviglorsuit.A place having plenty of grass. 

Ivigtok.A grassy place. 

Ivigtut.A grassy place; resembling grass. 

Ivik.Grass. 

Ivnak, ivnaq.A precipice offering no footing. 

Ivnalik.A land with a steep cliff. 

Ivnalingguaq.With a cliff which is not very steep. 

Ivnarssue.The big cliffs. 

Ivnarssuit.The steep mountain side. 

Ivnarssuatsiaq....A beautiful big cliff. 

Ivnarssukasik.Cliff with a slight rise. 

Ivnarssulik.With a remarkable looking cliff. 

Ivnarssunguak.A low precipitous cliff. 

Ivnarssuk.A cliff of an unusual kind. 

Ivnarsuak.The very big cliff. 

Ivnartalik.The land or island with a cliff. 

Ivssagigsoq.A good place for gathering fuel (peat). 

Ivssorigsut.A place having good peat. 
























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Kaakap avalerna...The outside of the mountain. 

Kablonaq,Kabloona.A white man. 

Kabluna.A white man. 

Kablunak.A white man. 

Kaersok.A bare surface. 

Kagdlo.The eyebrow. 

Kagdlorfik....Where birds are killed. 

Kagsit.Enclosed bays. 

Kagsse.A meeting place. 

Kagsserssuak.The big gathering place. 

Kagssiarsuk.A settlement at the base of cliffs. 

Kagssimiut.The inhabitants of the place. 

Kaja.His kai-ack. 

Kayak, kai-ack....A small seal-skin boat used in hunting. 

Kajauvoq.He perishes in his kai-ack. 

Kajartalik.A place having a kai-ack. 

Kak.The surface of a thing. 

Kaka.Its mountain. 

Kaka!.An exclamation of surprise. 

Kakak.A mountain. 

Kakarssuak.A high or big mountain. 

Kakarssuatsiak....A pleasant looking mountain. 




















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Kakerta avangnardlek.Its northern island. 


Kakortok.The white one. 

Kamat, karamat.The rock walls of an old stone house. 

Kamatulivik.A provision cache. 

Kamipalo.That which resembles a boot. 

Kammotik, kammutik...A dog sledge. 

Kanardlak.The stalk of the sea-weed. 

Kangahsu.A point of land; a cape. 

Kangardlua.Bay which cuts in between two points. 

Kangamiut.The inhabitants of the cape. 

Kangarssuk.The strange promontory. 

Kangatak.A cave. 

Kangatiak.The rather small projecting part. 

Kange.That extending toward the interior. 

Kangekloo.The long inlet; a bay; a fiord. 

Kangeq.A promontory. 

Kangerajuk.Headland with several projections. 

Kangerdlua.Its fiord. 

Kangerdluahsu.A small fiord. 

Kangerdluak.A small fiord. 

Kangerdluarak.A small fiord. 


Kangerdluarssugssuaq.The great fiord. 





















Kangerdluarssimgsuq..The small or inconspicuous fiord. 
Kangerdluarsunguak...The small fiord. 


Kangerdluarssuk.An unusual kind of a fiord. 

Kangerdlugluk.The dangerous fiord. 

Kangerdlugsiaq.A rather good bay, or fiord. 

Kangerdlugssuaq.The large fiord. 

Kangerluarsop sermia.The glacier of the pretty fiord. 

Kangerdluluk.The small dangerous fiord. 

Kangerdluk.An inlet, bay, fiord. 

Kangerdlunguaq.A small fiord. 

Kangerdlukasik.A bad or dangerous fiord. 

Kangerdluksoak.The large fiord. 

Kangerlusop.The mouth of the big bay. 

Kangerlussuaq.The big bay. 

Kangersuatsiaq.The fairly large bay; a rather good bay. 

Kangersuneq.A bay with many headlands. 

Kangerujuk.A fiord with small headlands. 

Kangia.That which lies east, or inwards. 

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Kangigdlek.That which lies east, or inland. 

Kangigfik.A fiord which faces east. 

Kangikitdleq.Bays leading eastward or. inwards. 

Kangikitsoq.A bay with a small headland. 





















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Kangimusamisoq.... 

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Kangimut nua. 

...The one that faces inland. 

...Its eastern point. 

Kangook, kanuk.... 

...The snow goose. 

Kangusanguaq. 

...A little brass or copper. 

Kangusuk. 

...Copper. 

Kanikitsoq. 

...A fiord, with a small headland. 

Kaniorssuit. 

...The big sea sculpins. 

Kanissut. 

...The sea sculpins. 

Kaniuaqqat. 

...The small sea sculpins. 

Kannek, kannik.... 

...Snow which is falling. 

Kannoyak, kanuyak. 

...Copper. 

Kannungnak. 

...North, northern. 

Kape. 

...One with a double layer of clothes 

Kapisilik. 

...Salmon (Salmo salar). 

Kappat. 

...Their promontory. 

Karajak. 

...Bay rather well protected by reefs 

Karajugpoq. 

...It has a rounded surface. 

Krrajugtok. 

...With a rounded surface. 

Karmak. 

...A stone wall. 

Karmat. 

...Stone walls of an igdlu. 

Karqat. 

...A promontory. 

Karrat. 

...The extreme end of something. 



























Karrata Kangerdlugssua.The great fiord on its western side 


Karsok.A mountain. 

Kassigiak.A spotted seal. 

Kassigianguit.Small spotted seals. 

Kassigialik.A place with many spotted seals. 

Kasuk.A small mountain. 

Katartoq.One who frequently hammers or beats 

Katartoq (?).Kavitartoq, One which often whirls 

Kataussak.-...Like a house entrance. 

Kayak, kaiak, kai-ack..A man f s seal skin boat for hunting. 

Kebertang.An island. 

Keimeg.An Eskimo dog. 

Kakerta kujatdlek.Its southern island. 

Kekertaq, kekertaq.Island. 

Kekertakasik.The dirty island. 

Kekertarssuak.The large island. 

Kekertarsuit.The large islands. 

Kekertat.Islands. 

Kekertatsiak.A rather good island. 

Kekertursuak.A large island. 

Kematulivik.A store house for provisions. 

Kematulivok.He stores up provisions. 






















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Khemig.A plug, stopper. 

Kialineq.A hot place. 

Kiasia...Its shoulder blade. 

Kiattut.The very warm (springs?). 

Kidlialuit.The outside islands. 

Kigdlinga.A boundary. 

Kiglipait.The saw tooth mountains. 

Kigut.Teeth. 

Kigutilik.The sperm whale; whale with teeth. 

Kijat.South southern. 

Kikkertasoak.The large island. 

Kikkertavak.The large island. 

Kilikitaq.That which appears to be cut off. 

Killeq.The outermost; the most western one. 

Killermiut.The inhabitants of the most western one. 

Kimagpa.He Caches it. 

Kinarisoq.The one with the pretty face. 

Kingak.The shap edge of the shin bone. 

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Kingartak.The sharp edge of the shin bone. 

Kingartarssuit....Sharp edges. 

Kingigpoq*-.It is elevated. 

Kingigtuarssua....Its high island. 






















Kingigtit.High lands. 

Kingigtuarssuk.....A rather high land of striking appearance. 

Kingigtorssuaq.A precipitous headland. 

Kingigtussaq.Something like a steep headland. 

Kingittoq.The towering one. 

Kingigtut.Similar to headlands. 

Kingnak.A mountain rising abruptly from the sae. 

Kingok.The head of the bay. 

Kingua.Its head. 

Kinumaneq.Tinumaneq, bent around. 

Kioke.Far out at sea. 

Kiorpa.He clips, or cuts it. 

Kipisarko.The crooked or winding one. 

Kipisak.Shortened by cutting off a piece. 

Kipiva.He cuts it off. 

Kiporkak.The Humpback whale. 

Kisarfik.......A good anchoring place. 

Kisaut.An anchor. 

Kissaviarssuit.The falcons. 

Kit,kita,kitdlek...Seaward. 

Kitdliat.The seaward islands. 

Kitdlit.The islands out at sea. 

























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Kitane.West, western. 

Kitdlavait.Incisions on the edge;dentate peaks. 

Kitdlavat.Incisions on the edge; dentate peaks. 

Kitdlit.The islands in the west; out at sea. 

Kitek.The middle. 

Kiterdlikasik.The bad middle island. 

Kiterdlinguak.The small middle island. 

Kitsigpoq.It is far out at sea. 

Kitsigsut.Islands far out in the west; at sea. 

Kitsigsorssuit....Islands outside of all others. 

Kitsorsalik.With an outside position. 

Kittissuarsuit....The peculiar western ones. 

Kittisunguit.The little western ones. 

Kittissut.Those toward the west. 

Kon, koo, ku.A river. 

Koksoak.A big river. 

Kommeneqarfiup....A settlement. 

Konguaq.The little river; a brook. 

Koringuaq.The little cleft. 

Kornok.The narrow part of an inlet, or river. 

Kororssuaq.The big cleft in the hills. 

Koroq.Groove or furrow;a valley; a fiord. 





















Kortaga.The overflowed one. 

Korqut.The valleys. 

Korungkassat.The frightful clefts, or cracks. 

Koruta.That which surrounds the valley. 

Kokassak.The frightful river 

Kosuakassak.The large frightful looking river. 

Kosuaq.The big river. 

Kouk.A river. 

Koursoak.The big river. 

Ku, kua.River. 

Kuanersuit.Many intersecting rivers. 

Kuanguaq.Intersected by rivulets. 

Kuanit, kuat.Rivers. 

Kuannerit.A plant (Angelicae archangelicae) . 

Kuanresok.Where the plant is found. 

Kugasuak.A large river. 

Kugjautak.The wedge-shaped island. 

Kugsarneq.A river where the wind generally blows. 

Kugsiarsuk.A peculiar kind of a river. 

Kugssaptasia.A small lake in a river. 

Kugssangavok.It slopes. 

Kugssinek.'...A dried-up river; a river bed. 

Kugssininguak.A small dried-up river. 

























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Kugssuk.A small stream. 

Kugssup.Of the small stream 

Kujatdlek.The southern island. 

Kuk.River. 

Kukassak.Not a pleasant looking river. 

Kumarfik.Place to urinate. 

Kungasiussa.Its neck. 

Kungulek.Scurvy grass. 

Kungulertussok.Narrow part of inlet or river. 

Kup avalegutai.A delta; outwash from a glacier. 

Kusangarsorssuaa....The very large slope. 

Kusangasoq.That which has a slope. 

Kusinek annertuneq..River bed which runs the longest. 

Kusinikassak.The frightful looking river bed. 

Kusinerssuaq.The big river bed. 

Kusinikassaq.The frightful river bed. 

Kusininguaq.The little river bed. 

Kussangasunguaq.Small river-bed which slopes. 

Kussattaq.Sloping downward (for a stream)-. 

Kutartonguaq.Little river which usually flows. 

Kutdlek.A stone cooking pot. 

Kuvnerssuak.The big cleft in the cliff. 






















Majoralativik.where there is an easy ascent. 

Majorkak.....The only way to the top. 

Majorpoq.He, or she, or it ascends. 

Majorqarssuatsiaq..The large good place to ascend. 

Majorqua.Its place of ascent. 

Makigpoq.He carries a boat over the land. 

Makisarsuaq.The big makiseq (loin, hip). ? 

Makkovik.Where there are two (branching bays) . 

Maksak.Wood. 

Malartarfik.Where the head is generally bent back. 

Malerualik.A place having a rough sea. 

Maligiaq.A rough sea. 

Mallak.With a gash, or loose flap. 

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Malmuk.The fulmar petrel. 

Manelat...A piece or area of pack ice. 

Manermiut.Inhabitants of a moss-covered land. 

Manertoq.A moss-covered land. 

Manesoq, manetsoq..The uneven one. 

Manetsoq.A land with moss. 

Manesuarsuk.The very uneven one (land). 

Manigpoq.It is even, level. 

Manigtok.That which is even, flat, level. 






















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Manik, (plural) manit.Egg of the eider duck. 

Mannik.Lamp moss; wick for the oil lamp. 

Mapparsuit.The big clay plains. 

Markak.A carry, or portage. 

Markardluk.The point which gives trouble. 

Markigpoq.He carries the boat over the land. 

Marrait.Clay, dirt, gravel; a moraine. 

Marraitdlunit.Clay, dirt, sand; a moraine. 

Marqat.The children. 

Marrak, raarraq.Clay, sand, gravel. 

Mattatitoq.The one having whale skin (matak) . 

Mattatornaq.Resembling one with no furs. 

Merkuitsok.Bald island. 

Merlertut.The children. (An obsolete word) . 

Mernoq.Merngorpoq (he is tired)? 

Merqoqarnere.Vegetation. 

Millorfik.The place where stones are thrown. 

Min.The inhabitants of a plave. 

Miut (suffix).The inhabitants of a place. 

Misugtoq.That which dips. (Reflection). 

Mitdlorfik.Where one throws stones. 

Mitimatalik.A roosting place for a birds. 























A land where there are horns. 


Nagssugtoq 

Nagssuit.Horns, or antlers. 

Nagssuk.Horn of reindeer. 

Nagtoralinguit.Young eagles. 

Nahsa.Valley, plain, lowland. 

Najattat.The rather small gulls. 

Najane.By or with the glaucous gulls. 

Najatat.Quite a number of gulls. 

Nakkaleqaq.It is falling now. 

Nakseak.Valley, plain, lowland. 

Naliffik.The place abreast of ship. 

Naligkagtok.With a big fork. 

Nalluarssuk.The peculiar fiord. 

Nalumassortoq.Phalarope; that which resembles it. 

Nalunaerqutaq.Beacon, sea-mark, cairn. 

Nanelik.That which has the shortest one. (?) 

Naneseq.Something which has been found. 


Nanno,nanuk,nanook.The polar bear. 
Nannu,nanuk,nannuk.The polar bear. 


Nanortalik.A place frequented by polar bears. 

Napakataktalik.With trees for boat masts. 

Napparutaruneq.No longer an upright pole as a mark. 






















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Napassoq.The upright one. 

Napassorssuaq.The big upright land. 

Napasorsuak.The big land which rises abruptly. 

Napavoq.It stands upright. 

Napparutaruneq.Resembling the dorsal fin of a whale. 

Naqerloq.The hollow in the mountains. 

Naqerlorsuaq.The big hollow. 

Naqerluk.A cleft extending from valley to valley. 

Naqitteq.That which is low; pressed down. 

Narsak, narssak....A level ground. 

Narsarsonguaq.The small peculiar plain. 

Narsarssuak.A large level tract of ground. 

Narsarsuk.The peculiar plain. 

Narsarsunguaq.The small peculiar plain. 

Narsingasonguaq....The snub-nosed one. 

Narsingasoq.The one with a snub-nose. 

Narssaq.A level place. 

Narssatsiait.Many good tracts of level land. 

Nasak.A hat, cap, hood. 

Nasaussaq.That which resembles a hat. 

Nasafik.....Place with a good view. 

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Nasiffigsuaq.The big place with a good view. 






















Naserqavik.Where there is a good outlook. 

Nasiffinguaq.The little place with a good view. 

Nassuit.The horns, antlers. 

Nassuttoq.That which is well hidden. 

Natarnak.Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris) . 

Natdla.Where one lies down. 

Naternaq.That which resembles a floor. 

Natsek, natseq.The fiord seal (Phoca foetida). 

Natsilik.Where the seals are found. 

Natsinguak.A small fiord seal. 

Nattoralik.The place which has an eagle. 

Naya, .The glaucous gull. 

Nauya, nauyan.The glaucous gull. 

Nauyat, naujat.The glaucous gulls. 

Naujasuit.The glaucous gulls. 

Naujanguit.The small gulls (Kittiwakes, terns). 

Naujatalik.A place with or having gulls. 

Naujatsiait.Beautiful glaucous gulls. 

Netseq, neitseq....A small seal (Phoca hispida). 

Neke, nerke.A general name for meat. 

Nengutusoq.Wide (broad part of a sound). 

Nennok, nennu.Polar bear. 























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Nepisat.The lump fish (plural). 

Nepisak.The lump fish (Cycloprerus lumpus) . 

Nepisene.Fishing grounds of the lump fish. 

Neqerssuaq.An abundance of meat. 

Neriak.A fiord where food can be obtained. 

Neriavoq.He is greedy. 

Nerivoq.He eats. 

Nerklek, nerlek....The brant goose. 

Nersingasosaq.Resembling a snub nose. 

Neting,.The fiord seal. 

Netsi arksuk.The fiord seal. 

Nettiling.Where small seals are found. 

Hiakok, niakoq.The head of a person. 

Niakornarok.Rocky bluff like a head. 

Niakornangguaq.Small formation resembling a head. 

Niakornarssuk.an unusual kind of a head. 

Niakornarsussuaq...The big bluff resembling a head. 

Niakornak.A point of land resembling a head. 

Niakornat.Rock formations resembling heads. 

Niaqornakavssak....The frightful looking head. 

Niaqornekassaq.The frightful looking head of land. 

Niaqungunaq.Where is apt to have a headache. 

Niaqusat.Resembling heads. 
























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Nigerdlit.Farthest toward the south-west wind. 

Niortosuaq.The big drill for boring holes. 

Niortotokassak.The frightful-looking drill. 

Nipigpoq.It adheres; clings to something. 

Nipisa.The lump fish. 

Nipisat.The lump fish (plural). 

Nisa.A porpoise. 

Niuvertoqarfik.The principal settlement. 

Niuvertorusequarfik.An outpost; a small trading station. 

Nivap.The narrowing. 

N^vap ququarssua....The big hill near the narrows. 

Niviarsiat.The young girls. 

Nome.The headland; the peninsula. . 

Nongatsiaq.The rather large point. 

Nongmiut.The dwellers on the promontory. 

Nonguaq.The little point of land. 

Nongutaq, nogutak...The point of land. 

Nongutakassak.The frightful-looking land. 

Noona.Land. 

Noranguaq.The rather small promontory. 

Norqaqortoq.The white point of land. 

Norsak.The throwing stick. 





















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Norssaersorfik....Where the hunter loses his throwing stick. 


Notakisoq.Noq takisoq(?) The long point of land. 

Novak (?).Shoveled, or shoved to one side. 

Nowidioke.The glaucous gull. 

Nua.Its promontory. 

Nualik.The place which has a smell. 

Nuarsuk..The .strange-looking headland. 

Nuerluk.A little above its surroundings. 

Nuffiuraaneq.Which projects the farthest. 

Nug.The headland; the peninsula. 

Nugalik.A projecting headland. 

Nugaq.The point. 

Nugarsuk.The small headland. 

Nugarssuk.An uncommon kind of a headland. 

Nugarssunguaq.The small headland. 

Nugarsuit.The many headlands. 

Nugatsiak.The rather good point. 

Nugluk.The ugly point of land. 

Nugssuak.The big point. 

Nugssuatsiak.The fairly large point. 

Nugsug ta.That which has given Nugsuaq its name. 

Nuk.Point, cape. 























Nuk qiterleq..The middle point of land. 

Nukagdluk.The awkward looking point. 

Nukagpiaq.A youth. 

Nukagpiarssuaq.Youth who long remains unmarried. 

Nukarbik,nukarfik..Place where one is not active. 

Nukaret, nukarit...Brothers or sisters. 

Nuilasaq.Resembling upper opening of a garment. 

Nukutak.An ill-looking point of land. 

Nuliarfik.The mating place. 

Nuloq (?).Nuluk, a bad point of land. 

Nuluk.A small point; not much of a point. 

Nulluk.The two rumps. 

Nurage.The headland, peninsula. 

Nuna.Land. 

Nunamik ugtuivfik..A point determined by survey. 

Nunanguaq.The little land. 

Nunanguit.Little lands. 

Nunarssup nua.The point of the Dig land. 

Nunarsuak.The large land. 

Nunarsuatiaq.The rather large land. 

Nunarsuatiaraq.A fairly large land. 

Nunarsuit...The many lands. 

Nunat.Lands. 






















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Nunatak,nunataq...A land encompassed by a glacier. 

Nunatanguaq.The little nunatak. 

Nunatarsuak.The large nunatak. 

Nunatik.A land with a nunatak. 

Nunatsiait.Good, or beautiful lands. 

Nunatsuk,nunguak..A little land; a small island. 

Nunguak.The little point. 

Nungutakassaq.The ill-shaped point of land. 

Nussaq.A small point projecting into the sea. 

Nusatiaq.The rather large point of land. 

Nusuattiaq.The middling large cape, point, peninsula. 

Nutarmiut.Inhabitants of new land; recently arrived. 

Nutulleq.The next point of land. 

Ogok, oguke.The thong seal (Phoca barbata). 

Okak.Tongue. 

Okotak.Flounder (Hippoglossoides platessoides) . 

Omanatiaq.The smaller Omanaq (An Eskimo settlement). 

Omanittoq.The one that is not living. 

Omerlut.Hair on the lips of a seal or caribou. 

Omertiak.The big tent covering. 

Ommannaq.Resembling a heart in shape. 

Ooagnuk.The thong seal (Phoca barbata). 

Oomia,ooraiak.The large skin woman’s boat. 

























Oomingmuk.The musk-ox. 

Oqaitsoq.The cormorant; the tongueless one. 

Oqaitsut.The cormorants. 

Oqaitsunguit.The small cormorants. 

Oqalugfikoq itsarnisaq.A church ruin of the Norsemen. 

Oqaq, okkak.The tongue. 

Oqattoq.The cormorant. 

Oqattut.5. The cormorants. 

Oqatuarssuit.The peculiar cormorants. 

Oqattunguit.The small cormorants; a small number. 

Oqasakassak.The horrible tongue-like one. 

Oqaussaq.The rhododendron. 

Orlerfik.Where one aims with a spear or arrow. 

Orlunavia.His or its proper fall. 

Orpigsoq.A fiord having shrubs or thickets. 

Orpigsup nuna.Land of shrubs. 

Orpik.Bush,tree,copse,birch tree. 

Orpingarsuit.Bushes or small trees easily seen. 

Orssovianguaq.The little mountain containing feldspa 

Pak.Entrance. 

Pakitsok...Place with good entrance. 

Pakittoq.Having a small opening. 























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Palassarqisartarfia.Where the preacher is accustomed to 

sit in the sun or walk to and fro. 

Pallongajoriaq.The one that lies on its side, or 

with its face downward. 

Pamiagdluk.The short tail of a seal. 

Pamiallua.Its tail. 

Pamiok.A tail. 

Pamiua.His, her, or its tail. * 

Pamiua.A mouth; long mouth to an inlet. 

Pamiut.People who live at the entrance. 

Panertoq.Dried meat or fish. 

Paneq.A full grown reindeer. 

Pangalittoq.Having four legs. 

Panganasoq.With an abundance of berries. 

Panigssa.Its stepdaughter. 

Paonga.East, eastern. 

Papengusik.The fish tail. 

Pararssuk.An uncommon kind of an entrance. 

Parnat.Berries. 

Patoot, patut.Broad mouths of streams. 

Pattafik.A ball field. 

Pattorfik.Where husband and wife fight. 





















Perlasarssuit....Wood useful for sledge runners. 


Perlerfik.Where people die of starvation. 

Perlerqotaq.Perluk, storm; which attracts a storm. 

Pernneq.A joining. 

Perqerqaq.Ends very much bent together. 

Perserautoq.One that continually drifts. 

Pertusa.Apparently about to capsize. 

Piaivfik.A mine. 


Pikiulerssuaq....A large iceberg. 


Pikiulit.Icebergs. 

Pikiuleq.Iceberg. 

Pikiutdleq.The submerged;low place covered at high tide. 

Pingasukasit.The place of three things (islands). 

Pingomiut.Inhabitants of gull excrements. 

Pinguarsuk.The peculiar gull knoll. 

I Pisigsarpoq.He shoots with a bow. 

Pisissarfik.Where one shoots with a bow. 

Pisigsarfik.Where one leaps or jumps. 

Pitorqaq,kangileq.The easternmost path of the wind. 

Pitorqaq.Where sudden gusts of wind arise. 

Pitorqeq.Where sudden gusts of wind arise. 

Pitoraivik.Where there are strong gusts of wind. 


Pitugfigssuak....The big mooring place. 



























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Pituvfik.A good place to fasten a boat. 

Portusoq.The high one. 

Poruseq..A blubber bag. 

Puese, puisse.Small seal;puivoq—it emerges. 

Puiagtoq.Spring, where water gushes out. 

Puiagtuptasia.A lake formed by springs. 

Puilassoq.A spring. 

Puissortoq.Where ice rises to the surface. 

Puiutak.The inflamed one. 

Pukinera.Low. 

Pukitsukujoq.Rather poor land because of its lowness. 

Puerlasivik.Where one waits for animals to fatten. 

Puerlasivisermmia.Glacier near where one waits. 

Puiattokassak.Frightful-looking blister or bubble. 

Pukkitoajak.The low one. 

Puto.Hole. 

Putorugtok.A land where there are holes. 

Putulik.A place with a hole of some kind. 

Qa, qaq, qak.High land; a mountain. 

Qagdlumiut.The inhabitants of the high land. 

Qaqdlo.The eyebrow;Lake with encircling cliff. 

Qaggersuaq.The big qagsse(metting house, or place)* 























Qagssiarssuk.Uncommon kind of a qagsse. 

Qagssimiut.The inhabitants of such a place. 

Qagssinguit.Small meeting places,bordered with cliffs 

Oajanak.Where one gets food. 

Qajanakassak.Where one gets food. 

Qaja (?).His kayak. 

Qajjanguit.The little kayaks. 

Qalattoq.That which boils. 

Qalerajueq.The naked, vaulted, or cupola shaped. 

Qalileruneq.Deprived of its cover or top. 

Qaraarujuk.Where it is rather light. 

Qammik.One filled completely. 

Qamutilissuit....With big or many sledges. 

Qanerpaluk.One that resembles a mouth; a sound. 

Qanevet.The places for the kayaks. 

Qangatalikass'ak. .Frightful looking with rocky cavern. 

Qangulik.One with the edge of the ice;ice-foot. 

Qanikit.The nearest ones. 

Qanivit.Where kayaks are stored. 

Qapiarfigssalik..Where material for skin scrapers is found 

Qapiarfik.Mass of rocks rising out of a glacier. 

Qaqa, qaqaq.A mountain. 





















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Qaqat.Mountains. 

Qaqaligaitsiaq...A land of many rather good peaks. 
Qaqarssuatsiaq...A good large mountain; the right one. 


Qaqatoqaq.A rather impressive mountain. 

Qaqertat.Islands. 

Qaqortoq.The white one. 

Qaqortuatsiaq....The rather nice little white one. 
Qctqortuatiaq.The rather small white one. 

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Qaqortokassak....The hideous white one. 

Qaquk......Where water foams white in a current. 

Qaqulluit.The fulmar petrels. 


Qarajak,qarajaq..Circular hay surrounded with cliffs. 
Qarinnerit (?)...With the prettiest or smoothest surface. 


Qarmat.Rock walls of an Eskimo igdloo. 

Qarsukassak.The dreadful flat-topped cliff. 

Qarusak,qarusuk..A rocky cavern. 

Qangajaq.A circular bay surrounded by cliffs. 

Qarajavia.The inner end of the fiord. 

Qarlutoq.One that uses its lips(birds that chirp). 

Qarlutoq.A waterfall; northern branch of a fiord. 

Qarnersuaq.The big breaker. 

Qarsoq, qarssoq..The flat-topped cliff. 

















Qarnusaq. Snow wall,a shelter from the wind. 

Qarsorsuaq.The big flat-topped cliff. 

Qarsortanguit.The small arrows. 

Qarssua.Its flat-topped cliff. 

Qarsuarsuk.The peculiar flat-topped cliff. 

Qarsua.The big one which has no top. 

Qarsukassak.The bad cliff. 

Qarsut.The bare flat-topped cliffs. 

Qasigianguit.The small seals (Phoca vitulina). 

Qasingiartut.Where there are many seals. 

Qasingiattat.The rather many seals. 

Qasingissat.The kasiggiak, or spotted seals. 

Qasingissat ernivigiat.The place of the spotted seals. 

Qasingartoq.The much faded one. 

Qasiniarsuit....The big or many seals. 

Qasop illua.Qasoq’s house. 

Qassuserfik.Where the natives set their nets. 

Qau sinna.That which is always wet. 

Qava.Pertaining to the Northmen. 

Qavdlunak.A white man;a stranger from the south. 

Qavdlunap nuna.The white man’s land. 

Qavdlunatsiait igdlukue.Site of a Norse farm. 






















Qavdlunak. A European; a white man. 

Qavdlunap nuna...The white man's land. 

Qavdlunatsiait— Site of one of the many 

Igdlukue.Norse farms found in Greenland. 

Qavdlunatsiait— Site of one of the smaller Norse 

Igdlukunguat.farms on the western coast of Greenland. 

Qepponguit.Small stones that have fallen from the hill. 

Qepporssuakassat.The ill-looking big talus slope. 

Qepporqaq.The fin-back whale. 

Qepporsuit.Big piles of stones; the talus slope. 

Qeppukassat.The frightful piles of stones. 

Qeqerta akia.The coast opposite to the island. 

Qeqertaksoak.A large island. 

Qeqertakassak....The frightful looking island. 

Qeqertaq.An island. 

Qeqertarssuaq....A large island. 

Qeqertarssuatsiaq.The rather large good island. 

Qeqertat.Islands. 

Qeqertatssuit....Many large islands. 

Qeqertarssuit nunalat.Land islands (Nunataks). 

Qeqertanguaq.The little island. 

Qeqertanguit.The little islands. 


















Qeqertasugssuk...A medium sized rather impressive island. 
Qeqertasussuk....The strange, or curious island. 

Qeqertaussoq.Tract of land resembling an island. 

Qernertoq.Black. 

Qernertoarssuit..The peculiar black ones. 

Qernertonguit-The little black ones. 

Qernertuaraq.The little black one. 

Qernertuarsue-The big all-black one. 

Qerrortussoq.With large talus slopes. 

Qerrukasik.A land with a bad talus slope. 

Qerrulik.A land with a talus slope. 

Qiasoq.The one that weeps. 

Qilakittoq.The one with a little sky. 

Qilalugkat.A bay abounding in white whales. 

Qilangait.Puffins; nesting site of puffins. 

Qilangalik.Where the puffins nest. 

Qilaussarfik.Where the shaman beats his drum. 

Qilaussuaq.The shaman’s skin drum. 

Qilersuit.Rock resembling the hair dress of a woman. 

Qilertinguit.The little peaks resembling the hair. 

Qilluaq.A small dead animal or bird. 

Qilonganeq..That which is the most shrunk. 





















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Qimugsertarfik.The sledging route. 

Qingaq.A high mountain peak. 

Qingarsuaq.The big bridge of the nose. 

Qingarsuaq.The big sharp edge of the shin bone. 

Qingartarssuaq.The large mountain ridge. 

Qingoq.The nose; A place resembling the nose. 

Qingorssuaq.The large head of the fiord. 

Qingua.The head of the fiord. 

Qingua Avanguardleq.The head of the narrow bay. 

Qingusa (?).Front side of the innermost part of fiord. 

Qingungua.The little inner end of the fiord. 

Qinnivik, qinnuvik..Place for storage of winter provisions. 

Qipingasoq.That which is warped, very crooked. 

Qipisarqo.The crooked or winding one. 

Qiporqak.The hump-backed whale. 

Qiterdlaq.The middle one. 

Qitermiorssuit.The middle ones. 

Qitermiut.People who live in the middle. 

Qivdlak, qivdlaq....The bright shining place. 

Qoeqe. A small gull; that one which is clipped. 

Qongulertusoq.Where there is much mountain sorrel. 

Qordlortoq.Water; where there is a water fall. 





















Qorlortonguaq.The little one that flows down. 

Qornaq.The narrowing. 

Qornoq kitdleq.The narrow part seaward. 

Qororsuaq.The big cleft, or valley. 

Qorqut.The grooves, valleys. 

Qorsonittoq.That which tastes or smells like urine. 

Qorva.Its valley. 

Quamavik. ....A place with rivulets. 

Qugdlugissat.A place where there are worms. 

Qugssuk.A place with worms. 

Qulusuk.Back of a bird;resembling the back. 

Qummarfik.Where one urinates. 

Qungasingua.Its little neck. 

Qungulerssuit.The big or much mountain sorrel. 

Qunnerssuaq.The big fissure. 

Qunnertoq.The one that is split. 

Qupiarfik.A place to be feared. 

Qupittaq.A cleft. 

Quqarssuaq.A very high hill. 

Qutarluk.A dangerous steep place. 

Qutdlerssuit.Where there is stone for making lamps. 

Qutdligssat.Material for stone cooking pots. 
























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Qutlik.A stone cooking pot. 

Radioqarfik.A radio station. 

Sa, sak, sarkak.The front, the sunny side, the south side. 

Sagdlek.The foremost one. 

Sagdlermiut.Inhabitants of the sunny side. 

Sagdlerssuaq.A land where there is much sun. 

Sagdlit.The foremost ones toward the sun. 

Sagtukujok.The flat one. 

Sagvak.The current. 

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Salivaq.The one with the hair scraped off. 

Salleq.The leader; the foremost one. 

Salliaruseq.Relatively, the foremost one. 

Salliakasik.The bad sallia(that which lies in front). 

Salliarusat.The outermost ones. 

Sammane.In the west. 

Saramisoq.One turned this way (our way). 

Sammisuaraq.The little one that turns this way. 

Sanerut.A cross road. 

Sanerut.The shorter of two pieces crossing . 

Sanerut.Island across the entrance of a bay. 

Sangraissoq.That which can be seen from all sides. 

Sangmissorsuak.The large one seen from all directions. 
























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Sanneriaq.Something that lies across. 

Sapoq.It is thin. 

Sarapak.The sunny side; place on south side. 

Sardlat.The islands out in front. 

Sardlek, sargdlek...The outmost land toward the sun. 

Sardlok.The bald; on a low level bare spot. 

Sardlujuarssuk......Its more level flatter part. 

Sarfa, sarfak.A current. 

Sarfakasik.The place with a bad current. 

Sarfarlik.A place with a current. 

Sarfanguaq.A place with a small current. 

Sarfarfik.Where there is a current; rapids. 

Sarfarnertoq.A channel with a current. 

Sarfarssuk.With an unusual current. 

Sarfarsuaq.The strong current. 

Sarlarsuit.A place with many currents. 

Sarfartoq.A place which has a current. 

Sargdlit, sargdlet..The outtaost islands toward the sun. 

Sarkardlekuta.On the sunny side of another. 

Sarkarigsok.A land of much sunlight. 

Sarkarmiut.The inhabitants of the sunny side. 

Sarkarsuit.Many sunny places. 



























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Sarloq, sarluk... 

...A thinner place. 

Sarneq. 

...Wind; a windy place. 

Sarpat. 

...Place of currents. 

Sarpaq. 

...The current. 

Sarqa. 

...Its sunnyside. 

Sarqardleq. 

...Farthest out on the sunny side. 

Sarqarssuaq. 

...The big sunny mountain. 

Sarqutitoq. 

...Having a big kayak equipment. 

Sarugdlik. 

...A place having codfish. 

Sarvak. 

...Current. 

Sarvik, savik.... 

...Iron, metal; a knife. 

Satok, satoq. 

...That which is thin. 

Satorssuaq. 

...A very long narrow island. 


Satsigsuaranguit....Islands farthest out toward the sun. 


Satsigsunguit.... 

...Islands farthest out toward the sun. 

Satuarsuk. 

...The peculiar flat one. 

Satuarssuit. 

...Narrow islands of an uncommon kind. 

Satuatsiait. 

...Rather good long narrow islands. 

Satukojoq. 

...The flat land. 

Sattoq, satoq.... 

...The flat one. 

Satuqisut. 

...Ones very flat or thin. 

Sattut, satut.... 

...The flat ones; low islands in front. 



























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Satuarpalat.Where iron has been found. 

Savet, savit.Knives; things made of iron. 

Savigtarfik.Where the harpoon is prepared for hunting. 

Savitarfik.A place with the usual current. 

Savssat.<.Farthest out from the shore. 

Sawing.Iron, metal. 

Seadlermeok.Stranger;one from another locality. 

Semersok.A land where there are glaciers. 

Semiseq.Something with a stopper in it. 

Semiseq.A bay almost enclosed by "stoppers”. 

Serfa inat.Nests of black guillemot. 

Sermek, sermeng.A glacier. 

Sermek avangnardleq.The northernmost glacier. 

Sermek kujatdleq....The southernmost glacier. 

Sermek avannerleq...The most northern glacier. 

Sermerit.Glaciers; the ice-cap. 

Sermermiut.The inland-ice inhabitants. 

Serraersok.A place having glaciers. 

Sermerssuaq.The inland-ice; the ice-cap. 

Sermia.A branch of the glacier. 

Serma runnikassak...Frightful place where the glacier was. 
Serme erqinga.Edge of the inland ice. 

























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Sermeq qernertoq....The black glacier. 


bermik, selmik.A glacier. 

bermiksuah....A big glacier; the inland ice. 

bermiliarsuk.The small inconspicuous glacier. 

Sermiligaq.A fiord v/ith several glaciers. 

Sermiligarsuk.The small glacier. 

bermilik.A place having glaciers. 

Sermilik.Village on a fiord having a glacier. 

Sermipnua.The point of the glacier. 

Sermitsialik.Provided v/ith rather good glaciers. 

Vvo 

Sermitsiaq.A good glacier; one which causes^trouble. 

Serminguap.The little glacier. 

bermikasak.The frightful glacier. 

bermelet.Mountains or fiords having glaciers. 

bermi nunata.A land island in the inland ice. 

Sermi kangilleq.The innermost glacier. 

bermia.Its (the inland’s) ice. 

bermiarsuit.The peculiar glaciers. 

berquartoq.The one that cracks, crashes, or bangs. 

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Siadlermiut.People from another locality. 

bigguk.The snout, or the bill of a bird. 

bigsakitsok....With only a small level beach. 























Sigssak. 

.The shore. 

Sigssardlugtoq. 

.Place with a bad shore. 

Sigssarpalugfik.... 

.Has the appearance of being a bad shore. 

Sigssarrigsuk. 

.A bad shore for landing. 

Sigsarigsok. 

.A very good shore for landing. 

Siko, sokoq. 

.Drift ice. 

Siko sujormarnisaq. 

.Palaeocrystic ice. 

Sikuijuitsoq. 

.A fiord always full of ice. 

Simigssuak. 

.The big cork, or stopper. 


Simiutak, simiutaq..A stopper. 


Simiutat. 

.Stoppers. 

Simiutaluk. 

.A very large stopper. 

Simiutanguit. 

.The small stoppers. 

Simiutarssuaq. 

.A large stopper. 

Sinigfik. 

.A sleeping place. 

Singarnaq. 

.Gray, the color of a gray dog. 

Siora, siorak. 

.Sand, gravel. 

Sioralik. 

.A sandy place. 

Sioranguaq. 

.A small sand bank. 

Siorkaet. 

.The sands; a stretch of sandy plain. 

Siorraksoaknuk. 

.A sand bank in the sea; a sand bar. 


Siorqat 


The sands. 

























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Siororssuit.Long sandy beach; a large area of sand. 

Siorqane persersartoq.The one that drifts with sand. 

Sisarisoq.The pretty beach. 

Sisortartokassak....Frightful cliff likely to fall. 

Sissarisoq*.A strand where it is passible. 

Sissinga.Its fox hole. 

Sissokajuk.The one that frequently slides down. 

Siuteroq.Snail. 

Sorqaq.Whalebone. 

Suers ok.The blow-hole. 

Sujjua.Its front part; the prow. 

Sulloq.A hole where there is a draught. 

Suikagssuaq.Large,compact, massive. 

Sukak.Pillar or beam which supports. 

Sukawoke.A current. 

Sulugpavak.Norway haddock (Sebastes marinus) . 

Sulugssugut.Dorsal fin; that which resembles it. 

Sulugssuguta.Its dorsal fin. 

Sungaq.Gall. 

Sungaussak.Similar in color to gall. 

Sungoq.The swollen one;the bump; hump. 

Suputoq.A place with frequent gusts of wind. 

Sysselegarfiup— Boundary of one of the districts 

Kigdlinga. established by Denmark. 























Takisok.An island dark in color. 

Talerussak.The one which resembles a flipper. 

Taloq.A shooting screen. 

Talorssuit.Shooting screens. 

Tar.Salt. 

Tarajornitsoq.Having a salt taste or smell. 

Tarneq.Salt; salt water. 

Tarrajok, tarreoke.Salt; salt water. 

Tarrajungitsok.A brackish body of water. 

Tartanaq.The dwellers near salt water. 

Tartok.....A place which is dark and gloomy. 

Tartosaq.Resembling a kidney. 

Tasek, tasia, tessek.A lake. 

Taserassaq.Resembling a lake. 

Taseralik.Where there are many small lakes. 

Taserarsuaq.The big pond, or pool. 

Taserssuak.A large lake. 

Taseriak.The acquired lake. 

Tasermiutsiaq.The beautiful dwelling place near the lake. 

Tasermiutsiak.A place having beautiful lakes. 

Tasia atdleq.......The lake farthest away. 

The eye lake. 

Something like a lake. 


Tasia qagdlo 
Tasiussak... 


























Tasiusa pa.Mouth of what looks like a lake. 

Tasiussarssuk.An uncommon kind of a lake. 

Tasingortaq.A shallow lake. 

Tasingortarssua....Streams coalesing to resemble a lake. 

Tasiujang.A small pond or lake. 

Tasiussarssuk.A peculiar kind of a lake. 

Tasiussarssuk— The middle bay , situated between two 

Akutdleq.others, which is like a lake. 

Tasiussarssuit.Bays resembling lakes. 

Tatera, tataraq....The kittiwake gull. 

Taterat,taterait...The kittiwake gulls. 

Taterakasit.Nesting place of the kittiwakes. 

Teriangnialik.A land of foxes. 

Terianniaq.Fox. 

Terqiaq.A shade for the eyes. 

Tessek.A pond, or lake. 

Tessiujak.That which is like a lake. 

Tigsaluk.Where something bubbles or spouts up. 

Tikak, tikek.The forefinger. 

Tikangullik.Smallest whale having "whalebone". 

Tikkappaq.The kayak that has returned home. 

Tima.Its land side. 

Time.The body; the central or the chief part. 






















Tinguajuk (?).Tinguk, liver. 

Tiningnertok."Where the tide recedes. 

Tiningnertoq.Where there is generally very low water. 

Tinne; tintic.Low water; the edd tide. 

Tugdlerunaq.A plant (Sedum rhodiola) . 

Tukkiuk.The miser. 

Tugpoq.It strikes against or rests upon something. 

Tugto, tukto, tuktuReindeer, caribou. 

Tugtuligssuaq.A place with many reindeers. 

Tugtulik.A place having reindeer. 

Tugtutok.Good caribou hunting ground. 

Tuluak, tuluaq.The raven. 

Tuluanguit.The small ravens. 

Tulugak.The raven. 

Tulugartalik.A place having ravens. 

Tuneq.An inland dweller. 

Tunertoq.Having inland dwellers. 

Tungmerak.A step or a spot to get a footing. 

Tuno, tunuk.The backside. 

Tunorkuta.Its hind part; its backside. 

Tungmeralik.A good place to walk. 

Tunua.Its backside. 

Tunugdlek.The one at the back. 
























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Tunugdliarfik.The one which lies behind. 

Tunugaliarfik.To which one approaches by the back way. 

Tununermiut.The inhabitants of such a place. 

Tununggssok.Turned around; its back side is on the front. 

Tupek.The seal skin tent of the E s kimo. 

Tuperssuatsiaq.A good place for a large tent. 

Tuperssuakassat....The hideous big tents. 

Tuperssuaq.The big tent. 

Tupersuattat.The rather large tents. 

Tuviussa.Resemblinb a shoulder. 

Ubekendt (Danish)..The unknown one (island). 

Ugsuk.The thong seal, bearded seal. 

Ugssuit.The thong seals. 

Uigoklialuit.The large island opposite the cape. 

Uigordleq.The outmost island in a row. 

Uiffak.The fern. 

Uillut.The shells. 

Uiorlet.Those at the very end of the row. 

Uivgaq.A cape to be skirted. 

Ujaragtarfik.A place of many rocks. 

Ujarat.The stones, rocks. 

Ujarattoq.Full of big stones. 

Ujarassuaq.The big stone. 























Ulimak.Where there is material for an axe. 

Ulissat.The big waves at high water. 

Ulle.High tide; flood tide. 

Ulo, ulu.A woman's knife. 

Ulugssat.Iron for harpoon points. 

Ulungnarssuaq.Resembling blade of huge lance. 

Uman, umat.The heart. 

Umanak.That which is shaped like a heart. 

Ulussat.The cheeks. 

Umanasuak.The big heart-shaped hill. 

Umanarssuaa.The big heart-shaped hill, or mountain. 

Umanalik.Having a heart-shaped hill. 

Umanangassoq.That which greatly resembles a heart. 

Umanatsiaq.A rather large heart-shaped hill. 

Umanatut.Resembling hearts in shape. 

Umanarssuk.Heart shaped but not of the common kind. 

Umiagsiak.A good place for a umiak. 

Umiak..A woman's seal skin boat. 

Umiamako.Lit. "There are umiaks". 

Umiarfik.Where ships have been wrecked. 

Umiartorfik.Where the boat is kept when hunting. 

Umivik.Where the boat is kept when hunting. 

Umiarssuativik.A good harbor for small boats. 


























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Ujarssuaq.. 

..The big stone. 

Ujargorssuaq.. 

..An abundance of large stones. 

Ujarie,ujarrak..., 

..A stone. 

Ujarssuit.. 

..Plenty of stones. 

Ujartarfik.. 

..A place having building stones. 

Ujordleq.. 

..The outermost one in a row. 

Ujukuartorfik...., 

..Where one catches gulls with string and fat 

Ukadleng, ukalek., 

..The arctic hare. 

Ukalilik. 

..Where hare are found. 

Ukaluktok. 

..Having arctic hares. 

Ukiok. 

..Winter. 

Ukivik. 

..A wintering place. 

Ukivit.. 

..Where people spend the winter. 

Ukivisokak.. 

..An old wintering place. 

Ukivok.. 

..He spends the winter in some place. 

Ukissut.. 

..Strangers who remain for the winter. 

Ukusissat.. 

. .Soapstone. 

Ukkusissa pulear- 

The big reindeer hunting 

ssuat., 

..district on the west coast of Greenland. 

Ulamertok.. 

..The cylinder-shaped one. 

Ulangnerussartok. , 

..Place rich in goblin weeds. 

Ulikkivik.. 

..Place there is high water. 

Ulimaut. 

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Uraiatsialivik.A good harbor for small boats. 

Umiartorpik.Where umiaks are used. 

Umik.The beard. 

Uminanak.Like a heart. 

Umingmak.The musk-ox. 

Umiusarsuaq.Big one which resembles a curtain in tent. 

Unartok.A place with heat. 

Unartuarssuk.An uncommonly warm place. 

Ungorsivik.Where white whales are driven in and killed. 

Uniortoq.Where one misses fire. 

Univiarssuk.The little place. 

Upernagsivik.A good place to live in the spring. 

Upernavik.The summer place. 

Upernivik.The summer place. 

Upernivoq.He remains in the spring. 

Ussuit.The square flipper seals. 

Utkushik.A soapstone pot. 

Otorkarmiut.The dwelling place of old people. 

Utorqaq.Old; where old people live. 

Uviardliarssuit...The small continuations. 

Uvingassok.Lop-sided island. 

Uv-iordlek.A continuation of another land. 

Uvkusigssat.Where soapstone is found. 













































Whalefish or Kron Prins Islands 


Agfardlekuta 

Half of it. 

Agpaliarssuit 

Little auks; sea-kings. 

Agsigsut 

The distant islands 

Akunekut 

The middle island. 

Akutaussak 

Like a rudder. 

Anarmiut 

With the excrement of birds. 

Anartalik 

Having the excrement of birds 

Arfiorfik 

Place for cutting up whales. 

Arkitsok 

Without a name. 

Aug pi1agtunguak 

The little red place. 

Avangnardlit 

The northernmost. 

Iga agdlalik 

The multicolored boiler. 

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Ikerasarssuk 

The narrow sound. 

Igdlukasik 

The dirty house. 

Igdlunguak 

The good little house. 

Igdluta 

'Its house. 

Ilivinguak 

The small one with graves. 

Ilua 

Its interior. 

Imerigsok 

With good drinking water. 

imertarfik 

Watering place. 

Ingnerssuanguit 

The little fire goblins. 

Isserkat 

The little goblins. 


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Ivnarssuit 

The steep mountain sides. 

Ivssorigsut 

A place with good peat. 

Itivnikasik 

The bad fording place. 

Ikardlugssuak 

The big reef. 

Nugssuatsiak 

The medium big point. 

Nukagdluk 

The awkward-looking point. 

Nunguak 

The little point. 

Okak 

The tongue. 

Panigssa 

Its stepdaughter. 

Pitugfigssuak 

The big mooring place. 

Puiutak 

The inflamed one. 

Sagdlek 

The foremost. 

Sarfakasik 

The place with a bad current. 

Sarkardlekuta 

On the sunny side of another. 

Savigtarfik 

Where the harpoon point is 

affixed for hunting. 

Sagtukujok 

The flat one. 

Saralujuarssuk 

Its more level, its flatter part. 

Serfarssuit 

The big black guillemot. 

Simigssuak 

The big cork. 

Simiutanguit 

The small corks. 

Sigsakitsok 

With only a small level beach. 

Suersok 

The blowhole. 


Talerussak 

The flipperlike one. 

Tima 

Its land side. 

Tinugsararssuak 

The large area dry at low tide. 

Tuapagssuit 

The big pebbles. 

Tuluak 

The raven. 

Tunorkuta 

Its hindpart. 

Ujaragtarfik 

Where pebbles are collected. 

Ulamertok 

The cylinder shaped one. 

Ulangnerussartok 

A place with a rich growth of 

goblin weeds (lousewort Pedi- 

cularis palustris). 

Umiatsialivik 

The port for boats. 

Upernivinguak 

The little summer place. 

uviordlek 

A continuation of another island 

Uviardliarssuit 

The small continuations. 

Kakak 

A word of unknown origin. 

Kangerdlua 

Its fiord. 

Kangerdlugssuak 

The great fiord. 

Kangimut nua 

Its eastern point. 

Karrata kangerdlugssua 

The great fjord on its west side 

Kataussak 

Like a house entrance. 


King i g t ua r s s iiQs. 


Its high island. 



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Kingigtuarssuk 

The high island. 

Kitdlit 

West islands. 

Kitsigsut 

The western Islands. 

Kuj atdlek 

The southern Island. 

Kagsserssuak 

The big gathering place. 

Kaja 

His, ir its kajak. 

Kaka 

Its mountain. 

Kaakap avalerna 

The outside of the mountain. 

Kekertakasik 

The dirty island. 

Kekerta avangnardlek 

Its northern island. 

Kekerta kujatdlek 

Its southern island. 

Kanardlak 

The stalk of the seaweed. 

Kiterdlikasik 

The bad Middle island. 

Kiterdlinguak 

The small middle island. 

Kumarfik 

Place for urinating. 

Kungasiussa 

Its neck. 

Kortaga 

The overflowed one. 

Kuvnerssuak 

The big cleft. 

Markardluk 

The point which gives trouble. 

(When a man is carrying a kajak 

on his back). 



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Merkuitsok 

Bald Island, 

Naligkagtok. 

With a big fork. 

Niakornarok 

High bold bluff resembling a head 

Norsak 

The throwing stick. 

Nunarssuak 

The big land. 

Nunarssup nua 

The point of the big land. 

Nua 

Its point. 

Nugssuak 

\ 

The big point. 










Guide to Pronunciation 


A 

as 

in 

ate. 

00 

as 

in 

moon. 

U 

a 

as 

in 

cat. 

00 

as 

in 

foot. 

♦ 

a 

as 

in 

senate. 

u 

as 

in 

lute. 

• • 

a 

as 

in 

far. 

• 

u 

as 

in 

unite. 

a 

as 

in 

affect. 

o 

u 

as 

in 

focus. 

• 


• 


u 



cut. 

a 

as 

in 

comma. 

u 

as 

in 

e 

as 

in 

scene. 

g 

as 

in 

gold. 

• 

e 

as 

in 

event• 

J 

as 

in 

jewel. 

w 

e 

as 

in 

edge. 

y 

as 

in 

yet. 

e 

as 

in 

writer. 

q 

as 

in 

3c. loch. 

e 

as 

in 

novel. 

n 

as 

in 

Fr. enfant 

• 

1 

as 

in 

machine. 

ng 

as 

in 

song. 

• 

1 

as 

in 

it. 

au 

as 

ow 

in how. 

o 

as 

in 

cold. 

ch 

as 

in 

child. 

• 

0 

as 

in 

obey. 

th 

as 

in 

thin. 

A 

o 

as 

in 

dog. 

hw 

as 

wh 

in when. 

0 

as 

in 

compare. 

zh 

as 

in 

azure. 

VJ 

0 

as 

in 

hot. 

kh 

as 

in 

Ger. ach. 

oi 

as 

in 

coin. 

ai 

as 

in 

aisle. 


A Final vowel in last syllable stressed. 
/ Primary accent. // Secondary accent. 


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Conversational Eskimo for the Captain of a Ship 


Kahn-no-i-ket? 


I V 

Kai-lau-rit. 


Kuvia-sud-la-punga tako-lu-tlt. 

I , / 

E-le-tahn-na-raek. (To an old friend) 


How do you do? 

Come here, please, 

I am glad to see you, 

I am glad to see you. 

Who are you? 

Do you know me? 

I know you, 

I came here a long time ago, Tikk¥-lauq-punga taip-so-mene si-Tiing-unne, 

u / ^ / 

I was with you year "before last Ai-pah-i-lauq-p&git ark-ka-nit-sark, 

o / / u , / 

I was with you three years ago Ai-pah-i-lauq-pagit ark-ka-sah-s ark, 

/ ,/ U ( \J 1 , yj 

I was with you four years ago, Ai-pah-i-lauq-pagit yahre sitta-mung-ane. 


// 

Ki-nau-vet? 

U v / w J 

Illi-tar-i-Tinga? 

<J o / If o 

Illitar-i-vargit• 


Do you speak English ? 
Yes, I speak English, 
Can you speak Eskimo? 
Yes, I can speak Eskimo, 
You speak too rapidly 
Do you understand? 

I understand, 

I understand you. 

He understands you. 

Do you understand me? 

I do not understand. 
Where did you come from? 


/ ft 

Englishtut O-kar-songo-vet ? 

« / / _ ' _ / . 
A-haila,Englishtut o-kar-songo-vunga. 

- / t 

I-nuk-tut o-kar-rung-nar-ket? 


^ / / yj t _ t 

A-hai-la i-nuk-tut o-kar-rung-nar-punga. 
/ S 

0 *qa-serai-luar-potit. 

/ - " 

Tuki-si-vet? 

/ — / 

Tuki-si-vunga. 

/ - " 

Tukki-si-var-git. 

/ - " 

Tukki-si-var-tit • 

/ — 

Tukki-si-vinga? 

/ J i 

Tukki-set-sung-i-lunga. 

/ / " 

Nakit pi-lau-ket? 


/ 


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82 


I came from the other side 
Where are you going now? 
Where is your tent? 

Where is the house? 

I see the house. 

Can you see the house? 

Can you read? 

Read it, please. 

He can read. 

Can you write? 

Write, please. 

Write him. 

Written me. He has 
What are you doing? 

I am only visiting. 

I will visit you 
He will visit you. 

Did he visit you? 

Visit me, please. 

Wait here. 

Make yourself at home. 

I am making myself at home 
Pray he seated. 


/ . 

Xai-lauq-punga. 

/ " / 

Namun-ga-ler-ket mahn-na? 

j t n 

Nan-ne tu-p ek-hak-h£e t ? 

t W .[ 

Igd-lu nan-ne-ka? 

Igd-lu tako-vara. 

/ / ,f 
Igd-lu tako-jung-na-kiuk? 

/ / ft 

Ah-tuar-si-jung-na-k&t ? 

/ 

Ah-tuar-1 au- ruk • 

/ u ./ 

Ah-tuar-si-jung-na-poq. 

/ // 

Ahg-1a-s o ngo-vet ? 

/ 

Ahg-la-1aurit• 

Ahg-la-vigi-guk. 

v Vi / , 

Ahg-1a-vigi-si-ma-vinga. 

/ X 

Sumik piniar-ket? 

/ / / . 
Pular-tuinar-kunga. 

( ' . ( 
Pulla-vi-giniar-par-git. 

/ ( 

Pullar-vigi-la-partit. 

/ 

/ / A 

Pullar-vigi-lauq-par-te t? 

/ / 

Pul1ar-vigi-1aunga. 

/ / 

U-taki-laurit mahn-na. 

/ 

Tu-yu-me*- nuk. 

_ t / % 

Tu-yu-mi t-sung-i-lunga. 

v v / " 

Ik si - va-1 au- ri 11 ok. 

/ * 

Ik si-va-jung-na-kek ? 


May I sit? 


83 


V o 


Iksi-vargit mahn-na. 


NerrX-tah. 


// 


Nerri-juk-sau-vogut. 


U O ' 

Nerri-lau-ruk. 


Te-torit. 

/ 

Immer-laurit. 

Kaffe-torit. 

Koko-torit. 

/ » . A 

Nerkik-sark-haro-ma-vet? 

' . / . 

Q^q-qo-ja-mik pi-jo-ma-vunga, 


Sit here. 

Let us eat. 

We ought to eat now. 

Eat it please. 

Drink some tea. 

Drink some water. 

Drink some coffee. 

Drink some cocoa. 

\ 

Do you want food? 

I want ship* s bread. 

I want some coffee. 

I want some food. 

Do you value it? 

I value it much. 

He values it. 

Are you hungry? 

I am hungry. 

He is hungry. 

What is the name of this place? Nuna una kanoq atte-lek? 

/ . / / 

I want to go to the village. Igdlu-gasahg-nuro-mavunga. 


Kaffee-mik 0 
/ 

Nerkik-sa-mik M 


ti ii ii 


it ii ii 


Iv-leri-viuk? 


u 


Iv-1e rid-la-para. 


/ 

A 


Iv-leriva. 


Ka-ket? 


Kaq-punga, 

Kaq-poq. 


I want you to go with me. 
May I go along with you? 
You may come along. 


t / 

Illag-hi-lau-lag-hit. 


// 

A. 


Illau-ko-Jau-jung-na-kek ? 

/ . / 

111au-k o-jau-jung-na-potit, 






84 


Come along. 

I wish to go along. 

Do you wish to come along? 
How far is it to Godthaah? 

How many people lire there ? 
How many white people? 

How many Eskimos? 

Are there any houses near? 

I am in a great hurry. 

Hurry. (Imperative) 

We must hurry. 

They hurry. 

Can you take me there? 

Can you take me to see it? 
Are you ready? 

Will you he ready? 

He is ready. 

I am ready for anything. 

Let us go ashore. 

He has gone ashore. 

When did he go ashore? 

Have you been this way often? 
I have often been this way. 


Illau-lerit. 


/ 


111au-j o-ma-vunga« 


Illau-j o-ma-vet ? 

Godthaab kha-noq qa-ningi-tigi-va? 

Tag-vane nunak-har-tut kap-si-o-vat? 

, / *. >> 

Kavd-lu-nat kap-si-o-vat? 

Inuit kap-si-o-vat? 

° _ \ 1 
Igdlu-qa-qa kani-tome? 


Tuavi d-1 a-punga. 

/ // 

Tuavid-larit. 

i t / ' 

Tua-vigia-karniar-pogut• 


Tu-a 


avi-put. 

/ / ( 

Tag-vunga tessio-mng-nark-hinga? 

u _ ' / A / . 

Te ss i oro-mavinga-t ako-j ar-tor-lunga. 

it 

At-tui-nau-ve t ? 

/# 

At-tui-nau-niar-ket? 


V _ / _ 

At tui-nau-vo q. 

o j i j_ _ / cl 

Attui-nau-vinga suna-tui-na-nut. 

t u 
Nuha-murta. 


Nuna-mur- s imavo q. 

Kahn-ga nuna-raur-lauka? 

f y w J ^ ' 

Tamauna kattar-sl-ma-vet? 

*» / j 

# 4 ( W W — W / • 

Tamauna kattar-si-ma-vunga. 



85 


It is going to blow^ 

Is it going to blow? 

He says it will blow. 

It frill be good weather. 
It was good weather. 

It is good weather. 


../ 1 _ 

An-ne-ganiair-poq. 

7 ( " 

An-no-ganiar-ka? 

An-no-ganiar-poq-goq. 

- w . _ 

Sila-kiniar-poq. 

— , <-» ( _ 

Sila-ki -1 auq-poq. 

r 

Sila-ki-poq. 


Will the weather be good to-morrow? Khau-pat si-lark-hiniark-hor-ha? 

i ' 


Will it rain to-morrow? 


/ 

khau-pat sila^lung-niark-hoik-ha? 

, // i 


Which way do you go by boat? Nau-kor-ki-se umiakut? 


The boat should be bailed. 
Bail the boat. 

I have bailed the boat. 

How are your batteries? 

HaTe you enough batteries? 
Let us go this way. 

You go that way. 

I will go this way. 


—/.o' .; 

Umiak kalut-jaugia-kapoq. 


Umiak kalu-lauruk, 

__/ i t 

Umiak kallu-simavaTa.- 


// 


Batterit kahno-i-lung-i-lat? 

&s.t t e ri -ka-ke t na-mak- tu-nek ? 
/ 

Tamau-narta. 

/ 

Tagvu-narit. 


Tamau-namiar-punga. 

} A 

Which way did (the ship) go? Nau-koar-lau-ka? 


It went this way. 

It is snowing. 

It will snow. 

Are you afraid? 

I am not afraid. 


.i.i _ 

Tamauna-1 auq-poq. 

r 

Kainni-poq. 

t 

Kanini ar-po q. 

U ' 

Erk-si-vet? 

/ U / . [ . 

Erk-si-lungi-langa. 


\ 





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Do not be afraid. 

Let us return. 

He has returned. 

When did he return? 

Let us put the boat ashore. 
Be a little quicker. 

Do you know where we are? 

Is the sea rough? 

We must row. 

Did you row? 

Let us use the sail. 

Who will steer? 

You steer. 

He steered. 

Where are you? 

1 am aft 
I am for*ard. 

Untie it, please. 

I have untied it. 

The wind helps us, 

The wind hinders us. 

Oh! for some wind! 

Let us use the sail. 


/ ' 

Erk-siniar-nak. 

\j f 

Utterta. 

u ( 

Utter-simavoq. 

/ / 

Kahn-ga utter-lau-ka? 

Umiak qaqe-lau-lavut. 

i 

/ ^ / 

Tuavi-ne r-sau-le rit. 

, .. A * .! 

Kau-ji-ma-vet nan-ne-mang-arpta? 

i i 

! to, A 

I ngiu-1 i-qaqa? 

° A A 

E-pu-tuk-sau-vogut. 

/ 

° A \ 

E-pu-lau-ket? 

Tinger-gau-serta. 

Kina Akko-niar-ka? 


Akko-Ierit. 

Akk*b-1auq-po q r 

/ 

Nairn e-ket? 

mm / 

Akko-me-punga. 

_ <-> t • 

Si-7u-me-punga. 

t f 

K el1arud-j a-1auruk. 

Kellarud-ja-simavara. 

f o j / 

An-no-rib ikajor-partigut. 

Anno-rib ag7iar-partigut. 

( t " 
Annorik-sail-a-mek 1 

O , t 

Tinga-gau-s e rta. 



It thunders. 


Be cautious 

You are not cautious. 

It is done cautiously 
It is dangerous. 

He says that it is dangerous. 
We are lost. 

We are not lost. 

Can you hear the "breakers? 

The breakers are large. 

Do you see the rock? 

I see the rock. 

Where is the rock? 

The sea is rough. 

Give me a rope, please. 

I know the boat. 

Is this your own boat? 

This is a good boat. 

Do you own a motor boat? 

Is there enough gasoline? 
There are plenty of islands. 
There are no islands. 

The oar is broken. 


/ 

Kaller-poq. 

v .. / 

Ittak-to-rit. 

/ * 

Ittak-tai-potit. 

/ 

Ittak-tor-poq. 

/ 

Nahngni a-na-1 o-p'oq. 

t 

Nahngia-na-1 o-vok-gok. 

t _ l 

Ah-sio-vogut. 

/ _ / 

Ah-sio-lung-i-lagut • 

/ i , ' 

Kark-t'vt tussa-rung-na-ki-get? 

/ / 

Kark-tut Angi-jo-vut. 

f ^ ^ ^ 

U-ja-rak takb-viuk? 

/a .. o _ 

U-ja-rak Tako-vara. 

/ > 
t t . | ^ ^ 

U-ja-rak nan-ne-ka? 

/ _ o , { 

Ingiu-1i-ka-poq. 

/ / 

Tunit-jivi-gilaunga ak-lu-nak. 
Umiak i 11 i-tari-vara. 

/ _/ . _ J' _ U ,s 

Umiak una Umia-ko-tigi-Tiuk? 

j_ > j 

Umiat—siak una. 

— o — A — 1 

Umia-koti-kaket mota-ling-nik? 
Gaso-lene-kakak namak-toinek? 
Keker-t aq-kad-1a-p oq. 

Keker-1aq-kangi-lak. 

u / / \J 1 

I-pute serko-mi-simavoq. 

I-pu-te nan-ne-ka? 


Where is the oar? 




88 


Plug it , please* 
Did you plug it ? 
It is plugged* 

It floats* 

Does it float? 
Will you help me ? 


u o 


Simmi-lauruk. 

/ 

Simi-lau-kiuk? 

u v/ t _ 

Simmi-sima-Yoq.. 

/ _ 

Fuki-lak-poq. 

/ 

Puki-lak-ka? 
u , _ _ , ^ . 

Ika-joro-mavinga ? 


— ' * o 

Will you go with me in my ship? Illau-jo-mavet umiap-kut? 


Help me, please. 

s 

I will help you. 

Do you want help? 

Will you he my pilot? 

I will pay you* 

You must he paid. 

You will he paid. 

I will remember. 

Remember it, please. 

Do you remember? 

He will remember. 

I will feed you each day. 

Do you rise early? 

I rise early 
Can you go to-day? 

We shall go to-day. 

We shall go this afternoon. 


° A / 

Ikaj or-launga. 

/ / 

KJ sj 

Ikaj or-niar-pagit• 

- j i 

Ika j or-1 au- j o-mave t ? 

J o o / u 
Tessior-tigi-lau-git Ai? 


Akki-ler-niar-pagit. 

/ / ' 

Akki1e r-tau- juk-s au-Tot i t. 

.. / 

Akkil e r-1 auniar-po t i t. 

'Er-kaini ar-punga. 

/ / 

E rkau-ma-1 au ruk. 


Er-kai-vet? 


Er*-kainiar-poq. 

. [ _/ A , t 

Nerri-tiniar-pagit UTlut-ta-m&t. 
/ ' 

M&ki j a- j ong-o-vet ? 

- / . 

Makija-jongo-vunga. 

/ a _ -X 

Ai-jung-nak-het uvlume? 

_ j . i 

Uvlume ai-la-poghut. 

/ / 

Khite-ra-rer-pat ainiar-poghut* 



Be ready in the afternoon. 
Can you go to-morrow? 

We shall go to-morrow. 


Khite-rarer-pat attui-nau-niar-potit. 


Ai-jung-nak-het khau-pat? 

r 

t • • _ 

Khau-pat ai-la-poghut. 


We shall go day after to-morrow. Khau-s'ar-put ai-la-poghut. 
Be ready in the morning. 


/ o • / I 

Uv-la-kut attui-nau-laurit. 


Come to me early to-morrow. 
I am going to sleep. 

Sleep now. 

Sleep well. 

I am going. 

I will or shall go. 

I went. 

I will come later. 

Come again, please. 

When will he come? 

He will not come. 

Do not he too long. 


I .. < / — / A 

Kau-pat uv-la-ra-sukut kaigit uvam-nut. 

_ 'j ,{ _° / 

S i ni gi-ak-tuilunga. 


o o / 
Sinni-laurit mah-na. 


/ 
• * 


sj vJ •—> ,, 

Sinnit-si-arit. 


Ai-ler-kunga. 

• / • 

Al-la-kunga. 

/ « 

Ai-lauq-kunga. 

/ . _ ' / 

Kai-la-punga o-vat-si-aro-giak. 

/ 

Kai-laung-mi-gi t. 

f / f 

Kahnga kainiar-ka? 

/ u 

Kai-niangi-lak. 

Aqqu-neniar-nak. 


I \j / y j 

ship been here recently? Mane-kut umiak-si-lauq-hi-se? 


// 


Has any 

Are your eyes good? Ije—kik kan-no—en^[—tuk? 

u / 


/ 

A. 


Would you like a pair of glasses? Ijautik—haro-maTet? 

A 

Would you like a pair of sun glasses? Igak-haro-maTet? 


/ 

/v 


Can we go between those islands? Kekkertaq ukkua ak-kopnga-Worung-nakita? 

V> / to , / 

Ikka-luard-laka tamauna? 


Is it too shallow here? 




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Is the water deep here? 
Is there a rock here? 

Is there a rock there? 


/ w w i 

Tmak itti-jo-va mau-na? 

o . / ' . m ! S, 

Ika-rok-hak-ha tamane? 

o / / . 1 

A-sunga-sungak-hak-ha tamauna? 
t / 


Will you go with me up the hay? Kahng-i-mut illau-jo-mavet? 

/ 

Will you go with me up the river? Kong-i-mut w " rt 


Have you a good knife? 


Saviar-sut-siark-hak-het? 


Would you like a good knife? Saviar-sut-siak-haro-mavet? 


Do you want tobacco? 

Have you a good pipe? 

I have no hoots. 

We are going sifter seals • 
We are going after walrus. 
We are going After caribou. 
We are going after trout. 
We are going after salmon. 
When shall we arrive? 

We shall soon arrive. 

Let us anchor. 

Take the anchor up. 

Drop the anchor* 


A t \j ^ ^ 

Tupakik-haro-mavet ? 

/ 

/ .. .A 

Supporut ek-hat-si ake t ? 

/ t w / « 

K ammi-kahngi-1ahnga. 


Puj i-sior-poghut. 

/ 

Ai-ve-sio r-poghut• 

/ 

Tuk tu-s I o r-p oghut • 

•-> t J A 

Ekalung-ni ar-poghut • 

/ / 

.. ^ VJ — A 

Kavi-si-liniar-poghut. 


/ 


f 

Kanga ti-kiniar-kita? 


U o __ 

Ti-kiniar-poghut man-na-kut. 


Kissarta. 
u / 

Kis-sai-rit. 

Kissarit. 


Where is the best place to fish? Nan-ne aular-savet-siango-luaka? 


What is this fish called? 


• # % f 

Ming-eriak una kanoq tai-jau-va? 











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91 


Where can we anchor? 

I anchored there, 

I am going now. 

You have done wonderful things 
I will not forget you, 

I shall never forget them. 

Let me photograph you. 

Laugh. 

Why do you frown? 

He frowns. 

Be happy. 

Stand up, please. 

That is good. 

That will do. 

That is all. 

Thank you. 

Please smile. 

How much will I he paid? 

Do you want clothes? 

I want clothes. 


//so./.. " 

Naukut Kissa-vek-hak-ha? 

\j i J 

Kissahk-punga tai-kene. 

Ailer-punga man-na. 
t / 

Tat amna-tuli-gavit 

/ .. [ 

Puigut-sangi-lagi t. 

1 / 

Puigoro-mat- sangi-lak-ka. 

/ 

Ad-silior-lagit. 

Ai-j6rit. 

/ 

Soq kingor-lnket? 

o ^ / _ 

Kingo r-luk-poq. 

/ i 

Kuvia-sulerit. 

v jL / 

Nikkovi-laurit. 

o / 

At-tauk. 

i . 

Taima. 

Tah-va. 

/ 

nakomek. 

A / 

Kunga-1aurit• 

/ " 
Kannoq Xkki-ler-tanniar-kek? 

/ 

Ahrio-rak-sak-haro-mave t ? 

t _ . . / • 

Ahno-ranik pi-j o-mavunga. 






92 


I have paid you. 

You are paid. 

I must go. 

I am going now. 

Think of me, please. 

I will think of you. 

He thinks of you. 

I am coming hack next year. 
Let* s go. 

Good hye. (To one person) 
Good hye. (To two persona) 
Good hye( To three or more) 


o ^ t . ./ 

Akkiler-sima-vagit• 

Akkiler-tau-v&tit. 

/ . 

Aijuk-s au-vunga. 

1 / 

Ailer-punga man-na. 

'■* sj t 

Is su-magi-1aunga. 

^ / 

I s suma-gi ni ar-p&gi t • 

I s suma-gi vat i t. 

•, / • i • 

Akago utti-la-punga. 
At-taek. 


Ak-su-nai. ! 


Ak-su-tik. 

j / 

Ak-su-s^. 


N 
















Expressions for a Ship’s Doctor 


How are you to-day? 

Do. 

What can I do for you? 

Do what I say. 

Will you do this? 

Do not do it in this way. 

Bed. 

Lie on the bed. 

You must remain in bed. 

Is your bed all right? 

Where do you want your bed? 
Barb. 

The barb must be cut off. 
Baby. 

Peed the baby better. 

The baby will get well. 
Backache medicine. 

Belt. 

Take your belt off. 

Beil. 

You have a boil. 


i 

Kahno-e-ket uvlume? 



v ' « « f\ 

Piniarit piniar-tau-ko-yap-tut. 


/ —mm ^ 

Ta-man-na Piniar-niar-kiuk? 

/ - i 

Taimak piniar-nargo. 


Innanga-laurit iglime. 

4 ' 1 

Iglime-nhrtuk-sau-votit. 

' t _ / / 

I gilt khhnoq e-lung-i-lak? 

• t / 

I gilt nane koyo-maviuk? 


' / / _ 

Akkinga nakka-tau-yuk-s au-vo q. 


Hu-ta-rak nerri-tit-siar-rier-sariguk 

i / 

Hu-ta-rak ar-ki-lar-poq. 

w y ! 

Kettek-siut. 


/ , i 

Tarp-si-rutit pi-lauruk. 


Ayar-potit 


93 




Blood 


Aug, auq, auk. 


/ _ 

He Bleeds. Au-na-poq. 

/ / 

Does he bleed much? Au-na-ka Angi-yo-mik? 

/ 1 _ . / 

He wants a little of your blood, Aug-halang-mik pi-yo-ma^*Toq_- 


Bone, 


The bone is beginning to decay. 
Bottle 

The bottle is too small. 

Return the bottle. 

Wash the bottle. 

Shake the bottle. 

The bottle is dirty. 

Breath, 

Draw in a deep breath. 


/ _ i _ 

Sau-nek Au-ne-o-1 e r-po q. 


/ tt • \j / 

Pub-lau-yak mikki—luard—lapoq 

I / 

Pub-lau-yak utter-ti-lauruk. 

Pub-lau-yak ubvar-lau-ruk. 

Pub-lau-yak aulayat-sia-ruk. 

Pub-lau-yak sallu-mai-to-Yoq, 

/ 

Anne r-s e r-nad-l&rit• 


Call 

Did you call me? 

I will call you. 

Candles 

I want some candles. 
Please light the candle 
Careful 

Be careful* 

Take care* 


K ai r-ko-7l nga? 

\ 

/ 

Kair-koniar-pargit. 


Pako-yanik pi-yo-ma-Tunga. 

I *>+ SS f 

Pako-jak ikki-lau-ruk. 


« _ w / 

Issu-ma-jarit• 

* ' 

Kamatsi-a-lerit iling-nikt 


Child 


How is your child? 

How many children have you? 

Clean 

That is not clean. 

Use clean water. 

Keep your house clean. 

Clothes 

Take your clothes off. 

Close 

Close the door. 

Close the window. 

Cod 

You should take cod-liver oil. 

Cold 

It is cold. 

Are you cold? 

Come 

Come please 

Let him come to me. 

Come again, please. 


Sor-ru-sit Qanno-e-ka? 

i 1 i / 

Kap-sinik kattorn-gak-hak-het? 


/ / / 

W * 

Tam-na sailu-ma-lungi-l'&k. 

» w f _ / 

Immek sallu-ma-yok ar-to-ruk. 

/ / f / 

Igdluit s'allu-matit-siart-sainarnk. 


.. _ / 

Anno-rai-tit. 


/ 

Upkua-laurit. 

/ / 

I gal’Ak-upkua-1 au-ruk 


_ * c / i 

S evA-tortuk-sau-votit. 

j 

/ 

Kuya-hapoq. 

< 

Kuya-vet? 


/ 

Kai-laurit. 

Kai-lerle u-vam-nut. 
/ / 

Kai-laung-migit• 

/ _ / 

Tikit-s o-mar-qek ? 


When shall I come? 




96 



Comfort. 

He will comfort him. 

Cotton wool 

I will give you some. 

Cry 

Why does he cry? 

Do not cry. 

Cough medicine 

Do you cough often? 

Do you cough? 

Do not cough in one* s face . 
Do you cough much? 

Courage 

Be of good courage. 

I 

Cup. I want a cup. 

Damp 

It is damp. 

The air is damp for you. 
Dangerous. It is dangerous. 
Danger. There is no danger. 

Do. Do it. 

Do. Dont do it. 

Drink this. 


i 

Mani-goro-ma-pa. 

' ' ' 

Nerrami-tuar-siyak. 

Tuni t-yi vi-gini ar-pagi t. 

/ 

Soq ki-a-va? 

f t 

Kl-ani ar-nak • 

/ 

Koi-tor-siut. 

/ / 
Koi-tor-katter-ket? 

/ 

Koi-tor-ket? 

J /. / .{• w 

Koi-torni'ar-nak inuit ke-nangi-ne 

K oi-torkat-tar-ket7 


Quvia-suk-tuk-sau-gaTi t • 
Kaju-ta-mik pi-yo-mavunga. 

/ 

Kau-ser-poq. 

«• / ^ u V / 

Sila ai 1 ar-luad-1 ap’dq illing-nut. 

/ 

N angi-a-nak-po q. 
Nangi-a-nad-s§ngi-lak. 

Piniar-rut i-gi s i-gik. 

/ 

AngoTI 

J. i 

Una immer-lau-ruk. 


Drink 


Drink 


What should I drink? 

1 Drink plenty of water. 

Let him drink. 

Eat 

Can you eat well? 

Eat nothing to-day. 

What should I eat? 

Do not eat any meat. 

Is this good to eat? - 
Hare you eaten? 

I haTe eatea. 

He vomits whenever he eats. 

Ear 

Eyfc medicine. 

Eye 

Open your eye. 

Blink your eye. 

Please close your eye. 

Have you a pain in your eye? 
The light hurts my eye. 


J ' \ 

Sunamik immer-tuk-sau-vek? 

/ / .. 1 
Immer-laurit Imming-mik angi-yo-mik 

/ 

Iramerle. 


Nerrit-siarung-na-ket? 
Ner-riniar-nak sumig-lonet uvTume. 



Ne rke-t o'rniai^-nak. 

JL / / 

Una nerri-yau-yung-nak-ha? 


Ne rri-sl-mav&t ? 

^ M if 

Ne rri-soraa-vunga. 

/ 1 / _ / .. / 

Merri-angi-napoq nerri-yar-ran-game 

8iut. 

ss / 

I-yesiut. 


Ui-tarit. Also apa-kanga-rit. 

_ __ V / 

Si-kongi-laurit• 

v —. / , 

Sikkongi-laurit. 


/ ' ^ / 
Amia-ni-kaket i-ying-ne? 





98 


Examine 

Examine me. 

I will examine you. 

Let me examine it. 

Let me examine your throat. 
Have you teen examined? 
Fails. It never fails. 

Faints. He faints. 

Falls. He falls down. 

Father. 

Is your father still alive? 
How is your father? 

Where is your father? 

I want to speak to your fat 
Feeble. He is feeble. 


/ v / 

Naut-se r- tor-1 aunga. 

/ .. ( 

Naut-ser-torniar-pagit. 

/ 4 

N aut - s e r- tor-1 au-1 ago • 

( z j * 

Iggiat naut-ser-tor-1au-1ago 

Naut-s e r-1 o r-1 au-s ima-v§ t ? 

/ / 

Sorair-niangi-1ak. 

Nnkke-kang-i-l ak. 

Tinni-ler-poq. 

7 / / 

Ata-tait ornava sulle? 

/ _ a / 

Atatait kahno-e-ka? 

/ / 

Atatait nan-e'-k^,? 

JL i ... 1 

ier. Oqa-ro-mavunga ata-tang-nut. 

Sang-i-poq. 


Filled. 

Let it be filled. 

Let it be filled. 

Has it been filled before? 
Fire. Please make a fire. 

Foggy. It is foggy. 

Fog. Do not go out in the fog. 


^ W, / 

Simmek-taule. 

Tette-taule. 

/ ' - A - / 

Simmek-tausi-mava si-vom-gane? 

> t 

Ikko-mal i o r-1 aur i t. 

/ 

Tark-si-voq. 

/ / w W / 

Silla-murniar-nak tak-si-ti-lugo. 


99 


Food. Do you want food? 

Go 

Go upstairs 

Do not go out in the fog* 
Do not go out of doors* 

Go walking in good weather 
Go now. 

Let us go now. 

Do you wish to go with me? 
I must go. 

Good. 

Re or it is good. 

Is it good? 

Is it good or had? 

Headache 

I have a had headache. 

Have you a headache? 

Help 

I want to help you. 

Please help me. 

Will you help me? 

I will help you. 

Hurt. It will not hurt much. 


Nerkik-sak-haro-mavet? 


/ 

KT311a-nurit. 

./ v / 
Sila-murniar-nak t ark-si-1 l-lugo 

STl a-mum i ar-nak, 

Pisuga-ya-torit sila-kTya-rangit 

Ailarit. 

Au-la-ta. 

t 

Illau-yo-mavet ? 

/ / 

Ai-juk-sau-vunga. 


.. / 

A-yung-i-lak* 

f 

A-yung-i-la? 

I / ^ J 

An-na-nau-va piungi-tor-lonet? 


RTa-kung-ud-la-punga angi-yo-mik 
/ 

Nia-ke’ri-vet ? 


/ _ // 

Ika-yoro-mavagit* 

. o ^ • 

Ika-yor-1aunga. 

i , ± _ u . 

Ika-yo ro-mavinga? 

/ . > I 

Ika-yomiar-pagi t. 

/ / * / 

AhnT-nT angi-1a-1it. 




100 


Help 

Do you want help? 

You must help him* 

How. Eow are you to-day? 

Hungry 

I arn hungry. 

He is hungry. 

Are you hungry? 

Ill 

He is ill. 

I was ill. 

Is he very ill? 

How long have you been ill? 
Infectious 

It is infectious. 

It is not infectious. 

Lie. Lie face down. 

Listen. Listen to me. 

Look 

Look up. 

Look down. 

Look at me. 


/ n 

^ \j f \ 

Ika-yor-1 au-yo-navet ? 

Ika-yo rak-sari vat • 

/ 

Kahno-e-ket uvlume? 


/ 

Kark-punga. 

Kark-p'oq. 

Kar-lr§t? 


/ 

Kanni-ma-voq• 
Kanni-ma-lauk-punga. 

f 

./ • • * A 

Kanni-mad-la-ka? 

./ _ S ~ v, i 

Kah-noq akkuner-tigi-yomik? 


i 

Aitor-narpoq. 

/ 

Aitor-nangi-lak. 

r i 

Par-mang-argit• 

/ 

Tusar-launga. 


/ 

Kong-mut. 

/ / .. ' 
Angmut tafcko-sarit. 

Uvamnut takko-sarit. 


101 


Pain 


I have a pain in my throat. 

Where do you feel the pain now7 
Is the pain worse in the morning? 
Poisonous. It is poisonous. 

Pus 

Perspires 

He perspires. 

Do you perspire? 


I ggi'a-le ri-vunga. 

t / 

Naukut arnia-vet man-na. 

/ , ^ 
Amia-nek piungi-ner-sauva? 

/ 

Tollo-nar-to-voq. 

/ 

Marng-nek. 

- / 

Kitya-yar-poq. 

'J z\ 

Kitya-yar-ket ? 


Point 

Point at the pain. 

Medicine 

Did you take the medicine? 

How should I take this medicine? 


t / 

Amiar-gi-yat 


/ _ w> / 

t ikkoa-vi gi -1 auruk. 


E-yak-sak e-lauki^k? 

/ _/ / 

Arniar-siut una e-yak-sari-vigo? 


Spit 

Do not spit just anywhere. 

Spit in the spittoon. 

Spit in the basin. 

Swallow. Swallow this, please. 

Swallow one three times a day. 

Can you swallow well? 

Swallow one morning and evening 


/ / / 

Orriar-niar-nak nane-tui-narme. 

/ / 

Orri-arit orriar-ving-mut. 

/ t 

Orri-arit ub-rar-vingme. 

/ 

Una e-1auruk. 

« / _ / 1 ^ 

Atausek e-lauruk pingaso-ertor- 

lutit uvl^rme. 

/ f A 

Esit-sia-rung-naket? 

/ ^ _ A — ^ 

Atausek "elauruk uvlarme unnung-melo 



102 


See 

Let me see your tongue. 
Can you see well? 

I cannot see well. 

Sit 

May I sit? 

Sit here. 

Sit down. 

Please he seated here. 
Sit in the sunshine. 

Sleep 

Did you sleep well? 

He will sleep well. 

Do you wish to he put to 
This will make you sleep 
Are you sleepy? 

I am sleepy. 

He cannot sleep. 

Sleep well. 

He sleeps. 

Stand 

Stand up, please. 


^ ' • 

Okkaq_ takko-largo. 

t / ^ 

Taut ut- s i arung-nak e t ? 

t ( 

Tautut- siarung-nangi-langa* 


Iksiva-yung-nak'Sk? 

/ f . 

Iksi-vagit mane. 

/ y / 

Ik si -va-1 aur i t. 

Iksi-va-laurit mkn-ne. 

z / w ' 

Iksi-va-1aurit Seqqi-ne-rarme 

Sinnit-siar-kauvSt? 

w y / ,{ 

Sinni t-si&r-niar-pdq. 

sleep? Sinnik-1itau-yo-*av^t? 

/ f 

sinnik-tiniar-patit. 

/ 

Uinga-1e r-ke t ? 

/ / 

Ui nga-1 e }>-punga • 

/ / 

Sinni-yung-nangi-lak. 

/ 

Sinnit-siarit. 

/ 

Sinnik-poq. 

t 

Nikovi-laurit. 



103 


Stand 

Can you stand? 

Will he he able to stand? 

He will he able to stand* 

Take. 

Take it, please. 

I will take it. 

Did he take it? 

Take it out, please. 

Let me take your hoots off. 
Taste. How does it taste? 

Teeth 

Take out your false teeth. 

Your teeth are dirty. 

Your teeth are decayed. 

Clean your teeth well. 

Tootk 

Which tooth is it? 

Is this the tooth? 

I have the toothache. 

I would like to have the tooth 
Thirsty. I am thirsty. 

Vomit. I feel like vomiting. 


Nikovi-yung-naket? 

/ / 

N ikovi-yung-na-1 aka? 

/ t 

Nikovi-yung-na-lapoq. 


Tigi-lau-tuk. 

/ / 

Tiguniar-para. 

Tigu-1au-kank? 

Pe-lau-ruk. 

t 

K&nmi-1a-1ar-git• 

/ ' 

Tip-pinga su-va? 

J / 

Kegu-tingo-artit per-laukit. 

. / 

A 

Kegu-ti-tit sallu-mai-to-vut. 

u / o ' 

Kegu-ti-tit aune-o-vut. 

v t / ' 

Kegu-ti-tit sallu-mar-sat-siar-kit. 

w / 1 A 

Kegutit nelli-ango-va? 

/ 

<j / / ^ 

Kegute tam-nau-va? 

t / 

Kegu-ser-i-vunga. 

i / It 

out. Kegu-tai r- tau-yo-ma-vunga. 

/ / 

Immer-ru-suk-punga. 

/ f , 

Merri-angoi-nar-punga. 











Conversational Eskimo for a Botanist 


Who are you? 

My name is-- 

Do you live here in winter? 

Do you live here in summer only? 

I remember you; I know you* 

I saw you last ryear. 

I was here last year. 

* Do you remember me? 

I came to collect plants* 

Will you help me? 

Do you speak English? 

Yes, I can speak Eskimo* 

You speak too fast. 

I understand. 

I understand you. 

Do you understand? 

Do you understand me? 

Do you use much tobacco? 

9 

Do you want to smoke a pipe? 

Do you want to smoke a cigarette? 


Ki-nau-vet? 

(Your name) uvanga* 

^ / 

Uvane riuna-hak-het u-kiome? 

/ - ' 7 

Uvane nuna-hak-hex au-yame? 

Uli-tar-i-vagit. 

Aq-qane tako-lauq-pagit. 

V , 

Aq-qane uvane -1 auq-punga • 


l 

Illi-tari-vinga? 

J _ L 1 J 

Tag-vunga-punga peror-to-sioriar-torlunga. 


Ika-j o ro-ma-vinga? 

I 

English "$-qar-songo-vet? 

/ t - / / 

A-hai-la, I-nuk-tut O-qar-rung-na-punga. 

_ / / J 

O-qar-sa-rai-luar-potit. 

Tuk-i-si-vunga. 


/ 


Tukki-si-vagit• 
/ 

Tukki-si-v&t? 


Tukk i-si-vi nga? 


To-bacci-tord-la-ket? 

/ 

_ / ... _ a 

Suppo-rusi-yaro-mavet ? 

/ J 

Cigaret-to-haro-mavet? 


105 



106 


Match 

Match. Have you a match? 


Ikki-jok. 

/ 

Ikki -yo-kaket ? 


/ 


{ 


Will the weather he good to-morrow?Khau~pat silak-hiniark-hor-kh§? 


Will it rain to-morrow? 
Will it get colder? 

Can you go to-day? 

Can you go to-morrow? 

We shall go to-morrow. 


Khau-pat sila-lung-niark-hor-khsfc? 

I A / / / 

Nigl i-nar-ner-sauler-niark-hork-ha? 

Ai-yung-nark-h^t uVIume? 


rt ti 


•* *' khau-pat? 


Khau-pat ai-la-poghut. 
/ / 


We shall go day after to-morrow. 

We shall go this afternoon. 

Be ready in the morning. 

Be ready in the afternoon. 

I will pay you. 

You will he paid. 

You must he paid. 

I will remember. 

Let us go for a walk. 


Khau-sar-pat ai-la-poghut. 

/ 

Khite-ra-reer-pat ainiar-poghut. 

{ / 

Uv-lar-kut atui-nau-1au-rit. 

~L * •. 1 

Khit e-ra-ree r-pat at tui-nau-niar-po tit * 

/ 

• | 

Akke-1. e mi ar-pagi t • 

/ / 

Akke-1 e r-t a\ini ar-po t i t. 

* • / 1 1 
Akke-ler-tau-juk-sau-votit. 

E r-kainiar-punga• 

Pissuga-yarta. 


Is there a good path? 
This path is had. 
Follow me. 

I will follow you. 

He will follow me. 


Arpko-ti-kaka pe-o-yo-mek? 

t ( / 

Arp-kote una piungi-to-voq. 
/ 

Mallinga. 

i 

Malliniar-pagit• 

/ 

Malliniar-panga. 


107 


I will go this way. 

/ / 

Tamau-na-ni ar-punga. 

Let us go this way. 

/ 

Tamau-narta. 

You go that way. 

/ 

Tagvu-narit. 

Wait here. 

/ .{ 

Utaki-laurit mane. 

I will wait for you. 

/ 

Uta-kiniar-pagit• 

He waits for me. 

/ 

Uta-ki-Vanga. 

Why do you wait? 

/ 

Soq Uta-kl-vita? 

There are no trees. 

_ / 

Napa-to-kangi-lak. 

There are plenty of trees. 

Napa-to-kard-lapoq. 

It is near the 'brook* 

/ 

Kob sennia-ne-poq. 

I see it near the brook. 

/ / 

Takovara kdb sennia-ne. 

What is this plant called? 

__ / ' 

Peror-tokh una khanoq tai-yau-va? 

r 

Can you eat this plant? 

M n " nerkik-sau-va? 

When does this plant blossom? 

/ / / ' 7 
Khanga) peror-tokh una nuvug-tt51& kha-songova? 

Where do you find this plant? 

_ < t w / 

Peror-tokh una nane nagh-va-tunga? 

Is the root eaten? 

/ 

A-mahng-si? 

Is the leaf eaten? (large) 

/ - - a 7 

Markpa-tarngit nerri-yau-songovat? 

Is the small leaf eaten? 

/ _ 7 
Milluk-hat-tahngit nerri-yau-songo-vat? 

Is the flower white? 

1 A 

Nuvug-ho-l an gi t kha^-hor-tau-va? 

Is the flower red? 

h ii ii aug-paluk-tauvS? 

Is the flower blue? 

11 11 " Tungu-yuk-tauva? 

Is the flower yellow? 

/ / 

H 11 " Khut-su-tauva? 


108 


_ < l . . a 

Are any of these plants poisonous? Perortut ukkua neliat tokko-nark-ha? 

/ / ' / / 

Does this plant grow on the hills? Peror-tokh una nagh-va-tauva k'dk-kaine. 

A ./ 

Does this plane grow in the valley? 11 a n Nagh-var-1auva nark-sarme? 


In the swamp? 

Will you pick a few for me? 
Will you bring some to me? 
By the shore'i 
It is going to rain. 

It is raining. 

Let us return. 


/ 


Imak-sume? 

/ 

/ / _ A / 
Ikitunik kater-soi-yo-mavet uvamnut? 

/ 

t • f\ 

Ilangi-nik khait-si-mavet? 

t 

Sit-ya-me? 


Silalung-niar-poq. 

/ 

Sila-lukpoq. 


Utter-th. 


I am tired. 

A.re you tired? 

I am thirsty. 

A.re you thirsty? 

Please get some water. 

Thank you • 

Will you go with me next year? 
Good-byt 

I am fond of you. 

I will not forget you. 


Mern-gor-tor-punga. 

i 

M e m-go r-1 or-ke t ? 

Imrae ro-suk-punga. 

/ 

Immero-su-ket ? 

/ 

Immek-ta-1aurit. 
Nakko-mek. 

* 

Ak-hag-ho illau-yo-mave t ? 

• ■ _ ( 

Ak-su-nai 

/ 

Unga-gi-vagit • 
Pui-gut-sangi-lagi t • 






General Conversation 


Aches, My head aches. 

Aches. My head aches terribly. 

Afraid. 

Are you afraid? 

I am not afraid. 

Do not be afraid. 

When I am afraid. 

Aft. I am aft. (when on board a boat) 
Afternoon. 

Be ready in the afternoon. 

We shall go this afternoon. 


Ni a-ke ri -vunga. 

- . / w ! „ 
Nia-kungud-1a-punga. 


£ 

Erk-si-vet? 

/ _ V/ / 

Erk-si-lung-i-langa. 

/ 

Erk-siniar-nak. 

„ 1 « / u 

Sivora-ya-ranga. 

W _ / 

Akkome-punga. 

u 1 ^ / / 

Khite-rarer-pat attui-nau-laurit. 

_/ 

rt h (i Ainiar-poghut. 


Agree. 

He agrees. 

Do you agree? 

Do you agree among yourselves? 
They agree. 

Ago. How long ago? 

Aim. 

He takes aim. 

He aims well. 

Aim well (a command) 


/ 

Ahng-er-poq. 

j ' 

Ahng-er-ket? 

Alulae r-ka 11 i gek-i- se ? 
Ahng-er-K a 11 i-gek-put • 

/ _ S 'l 

Kahnoq sivi-tu-tigi-yo-mik? 


/ __ 

To-rau-nistr-po q. 

I 

Torat-siorpoq. 

.! / 
Toart-siarit. 


109 


no 


Airplane. Will you go with me in the airplane? E-lau-yo-mavet tingi-yokut? 


Alike 


They two are alike. 

• 1 

AcLsi-gek-puk. 


They (more then two) are alike. Adsl-gek-put. 


Alive. He, she, or it, is alive. 

/ 

In-o-voq. 

/ 

Alone. You alone. 

Igvit kissivit. 

Alone. For I am alone. 

/ 

Inoto-gama. 

Alone, or only to you. 

_ / u _ / 

Tarp-ko-nunga kissi-nut. 

Always. 


I am always like this. 

/ / ^ 

Taimait-sainar-punga. 

He is always like this. 

/ / _ 

Taimai t-sainar-poq.. 

Always he happy. 

t / u ! 

Kuvia-sut-saina-ritse. 

America. We come from America, 

/ v> J_ 

America-mit tikki-poghut. 

Anchor. 

S' 

I want to anchor. 

L / 

Kis sa-qar o-mavunga. 

Where can we anchor? 

/ l / 

Naukut kissa-Vek-hak-ha? 

Have you any anchors? 

u L 

Kissa-q.a-ket? 

Angry 


He is angry with you. 

o / 

Ningau-ti-va. 

He gets angry Quickly. 

0 / 

Ningasa-rai-voq. 

Do not get angry. 

N?ng-arniar-nak. 



Angry. I am angry with you. 

u o 

Ningau-ti-vagit. 

Answer. 


Answer me, please. 

Kio-lannga. 

I will answer you. 

JL J. 

Ki-oniar-pagit• 

Appears. It appears . 

Taimaina-yar-poq. 

Appeared. I appeared. 

Sajdci-lauq-punga. 

Approaches. He approches it. 

/ 

Aivigi-va. 

Approach. He does not approach it. 

V ^ t 

Aivi-gingi-la. 

Along. 

/ 

Illau-lerit. 

— t i « i 

Illauko-yau-yung-napo tit. 

Come along. 

You may come along. 

May I go along with you? 

Ill auk o-yau-yung-na-k'ek ? 

Do you wish to come along? 

Illau-yo-mavet? 

I wish to go along. 

— L J 

111 au-yo-ma vi nga. 

Arise, get up (a command). 

/ 

Parng-nai-lerit. 

Arrive. 

\j ^ _ i 

Tikki-yo-mak-poq. 

He will air rive (distant future) 

When shall we arrive? 

/ / VJ / 

Khanga Tikkiniar-ki-ta? 

/ ./ 

Tikkiniar-poghut. man-na-kut 

We shall soon arrive. 

Ashamed. 

/ J 

Kangu-su-1 i gi-vagi t. 

i 

I am ashamed of you. 

You should "be ashamed. 

/ _£ 

K angu-suk-tuk-sau-vo tit. 


112 


Ashes. 

Are there any ashes? 
Remove the ashes. 
Ashore. 

Let us go ashore. 

He has gone ashore. 
When did he go ashore? 

As. 

As usual. 

Awakens* He awakens. 

Axe 

I want an axe. 

I want an axe handle. 
Sharpen the axe. 

Baby. 

Feed the baby better. 
The baby will get well. 
Bald. He is bald. 


. * * 'j , • 

Ag-ya-qa-ka? 

/ 

/ .. _ ^ 

Agyat per-lau-kit. 


/ 

Nuna-murta. 

/ 

Nuna-rattr- s imavo q • 

Kahng'a Nuna-mur-1 au-ka ? 

/ 

Sorlo. 

As sit. 

/ 

Erqo-mavoq. 

Ulimaut. 

/ / J_ „ / 

Uli-mau-ti-mik pi-yo-ma-vunga. 

/ J 

Tukinga-ti-raik 11 " H 11 

Ulimaut kenner-sar-lau-ruk. 


/ / / 
Nuttarak nerritit-siar-ner-sariguk. 

/ / 

Nuttarak aqi-lapoq. 

/ / _ 

Nut ya-yung-naipoq. 


Bail the boat. 


I .. / 

Umiak kailu-1au-ruk. 


Bail 




Bail 


I have ‘bailed the "boat* 

The boat needs bailing. 

Batteries. 

Have you enough batteries? 

Are your batteries in good order? 
Bandage. 

Do not take the bandage off. 


I . . V w 

Umiak kallu-sima-vara. 

/' .. ./ _ 
Umiak kallut-yaugia-qapoq. 


/ \ . . .. I 

Batteri-qa-ket namak-tunek? 

/ 

Batterit Khano-e-lung-e-lat? 
/ 

Mangip-1 ak-sdq. 

./ . 1 
Mangi p-tanga perniar-nago. 


Been. 

l ° 

Have you been this way often? Tamauna-kattar-simavet? 

/ » / 

I have often been this way. Tamauna-kattar-simavunga. 


Bear. 

Let us hunt the uolar bear. 

r- 

He gets a polar bear. 

I would like to get a polar bear. 
Let us hunt a black bear. 

He gets a black bear. 

I would like to get a black bear. 


Nannu-siorta. 

/ __ 

Nannuk-poq. 

/ 

Nannu-yo-mavunga. 

/ 

Akla-siorta. 

J 

Aklak-poq. 

I _ J 
Akl a-yo-ma vunga. 


Best. 

One of the best ones. 
Before. 


Piu-leng-i-nik. 


Mik-sing-ne-poq. 


It is before you 


Before 


It is Before us. 

It was Before him. 

Bed. Please make the Bed. 

Bird.Do you know this Bird? 

What is the name of this Bird? 

Can you get one of these Birds? 
We are going up the Bay to hunt 

Birds. 

Beads. 

We have Beads and knives for you. 
Blood. 

He Bleeds. 

Does he Bleed much? 

He wants a little of your Blood. 

Blow. 

It is going to Blow. 

Is it going to Blow? 

Is it good or Bad? 

That is too Bad* 


Mik- s i ng-1 i ng-nepo q. 

Vi / / 

Mik-s ane -1 auq-p7 a. 


I gl e-1 i or-1 aur i t • 

/ / i 

Tingniaq una lllT-tari-yat? 

t / / ..A 

Tingmiaq una khanoq tai-ya-se? 

t _ t I 

Tingniaq siyung-na-kinga tai-mai-tomik? 


/ u / i J i 

Kangi-murniar-poghut tingmia-siorluta. 


/ / I 

Sak-pang-nig-lo saving-mig-lo pekakpogut. 


I _ 

Auna-poq. 

J J_ 

Aunaka angi-yo-mik? 

/ i / 

Auq-halang-mik pi-yo-mavoq illing-nit. 


../ _ ./ _ 

Anno-ganiar-poq. 

.{ ( 

Anno-ganiar-ka? 


%% A 

Ananau-va pi-ungi-t or-l75he t ? 

Pappe-ahn-na-mek * 


Bad. 


Boat. The womans boat. 

To the boat. 

From the boat. 

By means of the boat. 

In the boat. 

Did their boats come ashore? 
Boots. 


Umiak, (also oomiak) 

/ 

Umia-mut. 

/ 

Umia-mit. 

/ 

Umia-kut. 

/ 

umia-me 

t t w i / 

Umiet Tikki-toka-laung-i-let nunaraut 

/ 

Kammik. 


I have no boots. 

Will your wife make me a pair 
My boots. 

Her boots. 

Her boots. (Acc.) 

Bring. 

Bring them. 

I will bring them. 


/ 

K amm e-kangi-1anga. 

v / i 

Aipapi t ka-mili o-rung-nar-kmga? 

Kamik&. 

Kamingit. 

Kaming*-ming-mik. 


/ 

(^,ikik. 

/ / 

Qai-niaq-takka. 


Bye. 

Good bye. 
Good bye. 
Good bye. 


(to one) Aksunai. 

/ 

(to two ) Aksutik. 

/ 

(to three or more) Aksuse. 


Call. 

l 

Kair-qo-vinga? 

/ 

K ai r- qoni a r-pagit• 


Did you call me? 
„ I will call you. 


116 


Cairns. Are there cairns near here 
"built "by white men? 

Called. What is this place called? 
Came. 

I came. 

He came. 

The one who came. 

I came from the other side. 
Candles. 

I want some candles. 

Put out the candle. 

The candle has gone out. 

Please light the candle. 

Cap. 

I want a cap. 

I want some cap material. 

Care. 

Take great care. 

I will care for it. 

Please care for it. 


Inuk-suk-hak-ha kahni-tome kavd-lu-nat 
/ 

s enna-yang-i-nik ? 

_ „ i / ./ _ / 

Peror-tokh una khanoq tai-yau-va? 


Tikki-si-mavunga. 

/ 

Tikki-sima-voq. 

/ 

Tikki-yoq. 

/ 

Kai-lauq-punga akkia-nit. 


Pako-yanik pi-yo-ma7unga. 
Pako-yak kammi-guk. 

t 

Pakoyak kammi-voq. 

I 

Pako-yak ikki-lau-ruk. 


Nessang-mik pT-yo-mavunga. 
Nessark-samik pi-yo-mavunga. 

/ 

Kammat-siarit. 

/ 

Kamma-giniar-para. 

/ 

Kamma-gi-1 auruk • 

l / 

Kammatsi-a-lerit illing-nik. 


Take care 1 


Care 


He did not care for it, 


Caribou 


Are there any caribou? 
Shall we see caribou? 

Let us hunt caribou* 

Did you get a caribou? 

We are going a fter caribou* 
This is my first caribou* 


* / I 

K amma-gi -1 aung- i-la. 
% 

/ 

Tuktu. 

Tuktu-qa-qa? 

/ ' ! 

Tuk tu- s i ni ak-hi t a? 

/ v / 

Tuktu-siorta. 

Tuktu-lauket? 

./ L 

Tuktu-s i or-poghut * 

/ J 

Tuktu-gi or-ta* 


Carry* 


Please carry this. 
Should I carry this? 


' / 

Una nangma-1 auruk * 

/ / ' 
Una marak—sari-vTgo? 


Cart ridges* 


Have you cartridges for your rifle?Sakok-hak-ket kukiu-ting-nut? 


Catch. 


t \ t 

Do you catch them like this in winter? Tai-mai-to sivise okiome? 


Chain. 


I want some chain. 


Is this chain strong? 


/ 


Kellaum-gu-yamik plyo-mavunga. 

/ / 

Kellaum-gu-yak sango-yova? 


Change. 


He changes his mind. 


Sang-u-voq. 

Sang-u-vunga. 


I change my mind. 


118 




Chase. 

I shall chase it. 

He chases it. 

Chase it now. 

Child. 

How is your child? 

How many children have you? 
How many children have you? 
He has many children. 
Chisel. 

Sharpen the chisel. 

Choose. 

He will chooBe it. 

Church. 

I am going to church. 

Are you going to church? 

The church is large. 

Clean. 

Use clean water. 

Keep your house clean. 


/ 

Ud-1 ani ar-p'ara. 
/ 

Ud-la-pa. 

/ / „ 

Udlaruk man-na. 


Sorrusit Khano-e-ka? 

/ 

( < A 

Kapsinik ka11orn-g&k-hak-het? 

Kapsinik sorruse-qar-k§t? 

/ 

Sorruse-qad-lapoq. 

/ 

Ulluksit. 

J / 

Ulluk-site kennar-sa-lauruk. 


/ 

Am e ri-yU-mapa• 


/ / / 

Katti-ma-viliar-pinga. 

/ a 

Kattima-viliar-ket? 

/ 

Kattima-vik ahngi-yo-voq. 


Immeq Salluma-y?5q attoruk. 

/ ,{ / / 

Igdluit Sallu-ma-tit-siart-sainarui. 

./ .. I 

Tam-na sallumar-lungi-lak. 


That is not clean. 


119 


Close, 

Close the door, please. 

Close the window, please. 

Close the cover, please. 

Close the drawer, please. 
Clothes, 

Do you want clothes? 

Colder. 

Do you think it will he colder? 

Come, 

Come to me. 

Please come to me. 

Let him come to me. 

Come, (To more than two) 

Please come. 

When will he come? 

When shall I come? 

Come again, please. 

I will come later. 

Where did you come from? 

Where do you come from now? 


/ / 

Up-kua-lauri t. 

/ / 

Igalak up-kua-1auruk. 

/ / 
Illi-yivik up-kua-1auruk. 

/ 

AnraySk pullati-1auruk. 


Anno-rak-sak-haro-mavet ? 


Ni gL ina-ne r-s au-1 erniark-hork-ha? 


Kahng-i-vanga. 

/ 

Kahng-i-vak-singa. 

/ / 

Kai-lerle u-Vam-nut• 

/ 

Kai-tit-se, 

Kai-laurit. 

/ / 

Kahnga qainiar-ka? 

/ _ A ' 
Tikit-so-maqek? 

/ w 

K ai-1 aung-mi git. 

/ / 

Kailapunga ovat-sia-rogiak. 

Nakit pT-lau-ket? 

f A / 

Nakit pi-wis-se man-na? 


120 


Cone. 

I did not come. 

He will not come. 

I did not come. 

Come. (Command) So one person. 
Come to me early to-morrow. 

Did you come by land or by water? 
Where did they come from? 

Coming. 

I am not coming. 

I am coming back next year. 

Come. 

Let her come out. 

He can come. 

He longs to come. 

He cannot come any more. 

He comes again. 

He comes at last. 

He comes at last. 

He is coming. 

He comes in haste. 


/ / 

Tikki-laung-i-lunga. 

/ 

Zai-ni-ahgi-1ak• 

/ / 

Tikki-si-mangi-langa. 

i 

Kaigit. 

/ / if / 

Khaupat uvla-rar-sukut kaigit uvamnut. 

( ' / ^ 

Nuna-kul-1one t imma-kul-lonet? 

Nakit Taip-koa tikki-lau-ket? 


/ / 

Tikki-lang-i-lunga. 

f V w / xt 

Arq-qag-*ho ut t i-la-punga. 


/ 

Ani-yu-qa^le • 

/ f 

Tikki t-sun^napoq. 

< _ 1 

Tikki -go suk-p^q. 

/ A 

Tikkit-sung-nanger-poq. 

/ / 

Tik-kini-voq. 

/ 

Tikkisi-napoq. 

* / 

Tikki dla-si nal e r-poq. 

Tikki-1e r-p'Sqw 
/ 

Tikki-saa>-poq. 


Come. 


He comes no more. 

He only came just now. 

He came for the first time. 

He comes often. 

He hardly ever comes. 

He seldom ever comes. 

He came recently. 

He came some time ago. 

He comes again suddenly. 

Damp. It is damp. 

Dangerous. 

It is dangerous. 

NR H 

There is no danger. 

He says that it is dangerous. 
Dark. It is dark. 

Deep. Is the water deep here? 

Deaf. He is ceaf. 

Dead. He, she, or it, is dead. 

. Do not deceive me. 


Tikkit-sung-nai-pcfa. 
/ / 

Tikki-tainar-poq. 

/ / 

Tikki-tainer-poq. 

/ t 

Tikki-kattar-poq. 

/ / 

Tikki-gar-p75q. 

/ / _ 

Tikki-ga-yui-poq • 

I 

Tikke r-kamme r-poq. 

4 / 

Tikkit-sor-pok. 

/ / 

Tikki-ta-lavoq. 

Kau-ser-poq. 


/ / 

Nangi a-na-t o-vo q. 

t / 

Fan^-i-anak-poq. 

Nangi-i-nad-sengi-1ak. 
/ ± 

Nangia-nar-to-voq-goq. 
t 

Tark-si-poq. 

/ W y __ 4 / 

Imaq itti-yo-va m^una? 
/ 

Tussi-la-yoq. 

/ _ 

Toqqovoq. 

/ / ./ 
Ui-ve-riniar-nanga. 


Deceive 


122 


Decide. 

Please decide well. 

He has decided well. 

Deerskin. 

Will your wife make me a deerskin 
Difficult. It is difficult. 

Diligent. You are diligent. 

Dine, 

Will you dine with us? 

I will dine with you. 

Dirty. It is dirty. 

Distant. It is distant. 

Dives. He or it dives, (a seal) 

It ( a bird) dives. 

It dived. 

It cannot dive. 

Divide. 

He divides. 

It is divided. 

I have divided it. 

Please divide this. 


Kayusit-siar-1aurit• 

./ / / 

Kaiyusi t-si ar- simavoq. 


/ i / / 

coat? Aipapit kulli-taliorung-nakinga? 

(5-ku-mai -p’oq. 

/ / 

Er-qinai-potit. 

/ y / , 

Nerri-katti-giniar-pittigut? 

Jit 1 

Nerri-katti-giniar-pagit. 

/ / __ 

Sallumai-poq# 

/ 

Unga-sik-poq. 

/ 

Ak-ar-poq. 

t 

Ag-lor-poq. 

Ag-1 o r—1 auq-poq. 

, ( / 

Agl o- rung-nan gi -lak. 


/ 

Avik-si-poq. 

Arvik-1 au-voq* 

/ / 
Ar-vi sima-vara. 

/ / 

Una arvi-lauruk. 


123 


Do* How do you do? 

I can do* 

We shall do* 

Do it* 

Dont do it. 

Have you much to do? 

Yes, I have much to do* 

Dogs. 

Do you own dogs? 

How many dogs have you? 

I wish to buy twelve good dogs. 

This dog likes me. 

Did you have plenty dogs? 

Doll. 

I want a doll. 

Will you wife make a doll for me* 
Door, Close the door. 

Drink. 

Let him drink. 

It is good to drink. 


i 

Kahno-'S-k&t? 

nT ° ' 

P i -yung-na-punga • 

/ 

Piniaro-ma-vSgut• 

/ / / 

Piniar-ru-tigisi-gik. 

Ahngo! 

/ ' 

Sull iak-sa-kard-la-ket ? 

- V / / l 

Ilia, sulliak-sa-kard-la-punga. 

I VJ A 

K i ngm e-qSt e - qa-k e t ? 

I I y /\ 

Kapsinik qing-me-qa-ket? 

/ i t 

King-mi-nik tellima yoktu-rilglo maggung- 

/ / / / / 

niglo pisini-aroma-vunga illipsing-nit. 

t l ,[ .{ 

Kingmik una nung-napoq u-vam-nik 

Kingninik unuk-tunik pTka-1au-kisse? 


Kittorn-gango-a-mik pTyo-mavunga. 

u / / i / 

Ai-pa-pit inungo-alio-rung-na-kinga? 

I / 

Up-kua-lauri t • 

** / 

Immerle. 

V / 

Immit-siak. 




124 



Drink. 

It is good to drink. 

He who drinks. 

Drink some water. 

Drunk. He is drunk. 

Dresses. He dresses. 

Eat. 

Let us eat. 

I have eaten. 

Have you eaten? 

Eat nothing to-day. 

What should I eat? 

Is this good to eat? 

Will you eat with us? 
Eider duck. 

He gets an eider duck. 

He hunts eider duck. 

Shall we see eider ducks? 
Enough. 

Have you enough? 

Is it enough? 


I _ 

Immik-sau-voq. 

Iramer-toq. 

Immer-l^urit. 

/ _ 

Talla-poq« 

j 

Atti-poq# 

/ 

Nerrita. 

Ne rri- s oma-vunga. 

i 

Nerhi-simav&t? 

/ A A ; 
Nerriniar-nak sumig-lonet uvlorme. 

/ w J / 

Suna Herri-yak-sari-vigo? 

/ , i [ 

Una nerri-yau-yung-nak-ha? 

v i ! < l 

Nerri-katti-giniar-pitti-gut? 

Mittek 

/ 

Mittek-poq. 

Mittek-sio r-p3q. 

/ / ./ / 

Mittit Siniark-ki-ta? 


Nama-kaket? 

i [ 
Nama-ka? 



Enough. 


It is enough. 

I nave enough, thank you. 
Eskimos. 

My Eskimos. 

How many Eskimos? 

Examine. 

Please examine it. 

It has "been examined. 

Eyes. Are you eyes good? 

Open your eye. 

Close your eye. 

Blink your eye. 

Father. 

> 

How is your father? 

Is your father still alive? 

Where is your father? 

Xo 

I want to speak your father. 

Fat. He or she is fat. 

Feeble. He is feeble. 

Feed. Feed the dogs. 

Feed. Feed the dogs each day. (yours) 


/ 

Nam&k—po'q. 

/ 

Nama-ka-punga, na-ko r-mek. 
/ 

Innuit. 

J_ / 

Inu-qo-tikka. 

/ ; ' 

Innuit kap-sio-7at? 


Naut-s e rtor-1au-1argo• 

/ 

Naut-sertor-simavoq. 

Ijji-kik khario-eng:l!-tuk? 

uitarit, or apa-kanga-rit. 

SIkkongi-1aur it. 

/ 

SIkkongi-larit• 


Atatait khano-e-ka? 

/ _ ,/ , 

Atatait omava sulle? 

Atatait narieka? 

Cf- qa-rd-mavunga atatang-nut. 

4 

Ku-ini-voq. 

Sangipoq. 

Kingmit nerri-ti-lau-kit. 
King-mi-tit nerri-tiniar-pakka. 


126 


Finds, He finds it. 

Finish. 

I will finish it. 

He finishes it. 

It is finished. 

Fire. 

Please make a fire. 

Did you make a fire? 

I have made a fire. 

He kindles a fire. 

The fire burns. 

The fire burns well. 

It smells of fire. 

\ 

Material for a fire. 

Fish.Where is the best place to fish? 
Fisherman. He is a fisherman. 

Fish. What is this fish called? 

Flag. 

He puts up the flag. 

Please put up the flag. 

Should I put the flag up? 

Flight. It takes to flight. 


/ 

Nach-Ta-i&. 


PTya-re r-ni ar-para. 
PTya-rer-1erpa. 
Piya-rer-poq. 


Ikko-malior-1aurit. 

Ikk^-malior-lau-k&t ? 

i I 

Ikko-mal i or-s i-mavunga. 

_ / 

Ikko-malior-poq. 

/ 

IkkS’-a-la-voq. 

Ikko-a-la-marile rpo q. 

/ 

Ikko-maluar-nipoq. 

Ikko-maksak, sak, set. 

/ / ,/ I 

Nanne aula-sarrit-siango luarq-qa? 

/ / 1 
Mingeria-ni&r-tioToq. 

Mingeriak una khanoq tai-yau-v4? 

Saimat, tik, tit. 

_ / _ 

Saima-ser-poq. 

Sai-mau-ser-laurit. 

Saimau-s er-tuk-sau-vek? 

/ 

KSmavoq. 



127 


Floats. It floats. 

Does it float? 

Flower* Is the flower white? 

Is the flower red? 

Is the flower "blue? 

Fog. 

It is foggy. 

It was foggy. 

It will he foggy. 

Do not go out in the fog. 
Follow. 

He follows him. 

He will follow me. 

I will follow you. 

Follow me. 

Fond. 

He is fond of him. 

I am fond of you. 

We are fond of them. 

Food. I want food. 

Do you want food? 


/ 

Puki-lark-poq. 

/ 

Puki-lark-ka? 

I ( [ .{ 

Nuvug-ho-1angit qak-hor-tau-vat? 

/ / 

H " " au-pa-luk-1 auva? 

/ ' 

" " " tungu-yuk-tau-va? 


Tark-si-v3q. 

Tark-si-lauq-poq. 

_ / 

Tark-toniar-poq. 

/ / / 
Silla-mumiar-nak tak-3i-tillugo. 


i 

Mallikpa. 

/ .( 

Malliniar-panga. 
/ 1 

Malliniar-pagit• 
/ 

Mallinga. 


/ 

Unga-giva. 

/ 

Unga-givagit. 

/ 

Unga- gi -■vaTut • 

/ / 

Nerkik-sainik. plyo-naTunga. 

/ A 
N erkik- sak-har5-navet ? 






128 


Forget, 

I will not forget you, 

I will never forget them. 
Forever. Forever and ever. 

Fox. 

A.re there any foxes? 

Let^s go after foxes. 

Did you get a fox? 

This is my first fox. 

\ 

Freezing, It is freezing. 
Frost-bitten, He is frost-bitten. 
Frozen, It is frozen. 

Frown, He frowns. 

Why do you frown? 

Fuel, I want some fuel, 

I have some fuel to sell, 
Gasoline, Is there enough gasoline? 
Geese, 

Shall we see geese? 

Get, Where did you get this? 

Get, Get off (the sledge) 

Get, Get on (the sledge) 


Pui gut-saugi-1 agi t • 

/ 

Pui go ro-mat- sangi-1 akka. 

/ _ / 
Issoqangi-tomit isso-qangi-tomut, 

/ J • 

Terri-an-niak. 

/ ,{ I 

Terri-annia-qaqa? 

( .( I 

Terri-annia-siorta. 

/ 1 A 

Te r r i -anni a-1 au-ke t ? 

/ ‘ . 1 
Terri-annia-gior~tara, 

Koa-ler-poq. 

i _ 

Itsimut pi-yau-voq, 

Ku-akpoq. 

KingS’-lukpoq. 

Stfq kingor-lu-ket? 

1 i 

Ikko-mak-samik piyo-navunga, 

1 / / .! 
Ikkomak-saka-punga aulai-yak-samik 

,/ * i 

Gasolene-karka namak-tomik? 

NugLet. 

/ I 1 

Nuglet siniark-kita? 

Nalcet piviuk? 

/ 

Ni-or-git, 

u / 

Ikkigit. 





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129 


Gift. 

Gift. 

My gift. 

His gift. 

Give. 

Give it to me. 

Give to him. 

I give. 

He gives it. 

He gives him something. 
Something is given to him. 
He gives many (things) away 
Give me the rope. 

Go. 

Go. (a command) 

Go. ( a command) 

Will he go? 

Should I go? ' 

When shall we go? 

Go away, (a command) 

Can you go to-day? 

. 


Tunni-yak, yak, yat (yet). 

/ 

Tunnergut, tik, tit. 

Tunner-gutiga. 

/ 

Tunne r-gu-tinga. 


/ / / 
Tunnit-si-viginga ominga. 

{ l 

Tunnit-si-vigiuk. . 

/ 

Tunni-vunga. 

/ 

Tunniva. 

/ ./ 

Tunnitsi-vigiva. 

/ 

Tunnit-si-vi-d-vop. 

Tunnio r-kar-peit. 

/ ' / / ' 

Tunnit-yivi-vigi-1aunga ak-lu-nak 


/ 

Ailarit. 

i 

Ah-ne-git. 

/ 

Ainiar-ka? 

I ,i 

Ai-yuk-sau-va? 

Ill l 

Kahng-a au-lairniar-ki-ta? 

/ 

Aularit. 

/ 

Ai-yun^-naket vjvlo'twe.- 





130 


Go. 

Can yoo go to-morrow? 

We shall go to-morrow. 

I want you to go with me. 

May I go along with you? 

Do you wish to go along? 

You can go or come along. 

I wish to go along with you. 
Will you go with me next year? 

v/ 

Where are we going now? 

Where are you going now? 

I am. going now, 

I must go. 

Good. Is it good or had? (taste) 
Good bye 

To one. 

To two. 

To several. 

• Goose. 

He gets a goose. 

Did he get a goose. 


Ai-yung-naket KV\&\j pa.'t'l 

/ J_ 

Khaupat ai-la-poghut. 

f ( 

I11agi-1au-1ag-hit. 

11 lauko-yau-yung-nakek ? 

1 A 

111au-yo-mavet ? 

/ / ' J_ 

Illau-ko-yau-yung-na-potit. 

Illau-yo-mavunga. 

i /v / 

Ak-ha-go illau-yo-mavet uvamnut? 

I i 

Namunga-ler- kita raan-na? 

/ A .{ 

Namunga-lerket man-na? 

Ailer-punga. 

/ / 

Ai-yuk-sau-vunga. 

Anna-nau-va piungi-tor-lonet? 


/ 

Aksunai. 

• ■ / 

Aksutik. 

Ak-su-se, 

Nigleq, or nuglek. 

i 

Niglerpoq. 

/ 

Nigler-lau-ka? 

Nigler-lau-ket? 


Did you get a goose, 





131 


Geese, Let us hunt geese. 

' 1 

NigLer-siorta. 

Girl, Is this your girl? 

/ t 

Una pan-nit? 

Glasses. 


Would you like a pair of glasses, 

/ t _ 

I-yau-tik haro-ma-vet? 

A pair of sun glasses? 

i 

1 \ t A 

I-gak-haro-ma-vet ? 

Glad. 


i 

I am glad to see you. 

till / 

Kuvia-sud-1 a-punga tako-lu-tit. 

I am glad to see you,old friend. 

_ _ / _ 

Ee-1 ee-tar-har-meek* * 

I shall he glad for them. 

/ J_ 

Kuvi a-gi yak-s ar i yo-mavara. 


__ / 

Greedy, He is greedy, Piyo-mad-lar-toq., 


Gun. 


I want a gun. 

/ ' i / 

Kukkiu-timik piyo-ma-vunga. 

I want a shot gun. 

{ ll .. / 

Tipvainar-lu-kuniu-temik pTyomavunga. 

He has no gun. 

/ / J 

Kukkiu-1i-qang-i-1 ak • 

He has two guns. 

i .! 1 

Kukkiuti-qapoq makkong-nik. 

Where is my gun? 

Kukkiuti-ga neneka? 

Hand. Give me your hand. 

J. i / 

Agga-nik tigu-lau-lahga. 

§ .i 

They are in your hand. 

/ 

Aggang-ne-put. 

Happy. 


• 

He is alway happy. 

i 1 _ 

Kuvia-suk-sai-po q. 

He is never happy. 

Kuvi a-su-j ui-p o q. 




132 


Hang. Hang it up. 

It hangs. 

Hare. 

I got a hare. 

Did you get a hare? 

Let us hunt hares. 
Headache. 

Have you a headache? 

I have a headache. 

Hear I - hear you. 

Do you hear me? 

Hear what he has to say. 

I have heard yt.) 

Havn* t you heard? 

Hearken, listen. 

Help. 

Will you help me? 

Please help me. 

I want to help you. 

I will help you. 

Do you want to he helped? 


Uiving-a-leruk. 

/ 

Niving-a-poq. 

I 

Ukkaleq 

/ / 

Ukka-1 e r-1 auq-punga. 

1 A 

Ukka-1 e-1 au -Ic e t ? 

' i 

Ukka-le-siorta. 

/ 

Nia-keri-neq. 

Uia-keri-vet? 

/ 

Nia-k e ri-vunga• 

t 

Tussar-pagit. 

/ 

Tussar-pinga? 

I I s A 

Tussarit khanoq O-qau-si-qar-raangat 
/ 

Tussa-lauq-punga. 

i A 

Tussa-lung-i-lasse? 

A 

I 

Na-la* 


Ika-yo ro-mavinga ? 

Ika-yor-launga. 

/ 

Ika-yoro-mavagit• 

/ 

Ika-yor-niar-pagit• 

I _ A 

Ika-yo r-1 au-yo-mave t ? 




Here 


I am here. 

I was here. 

Why are we here now? 

House. 

Where is the house? 

I see the house. 

Can you see the house? 

He is in the house. 

A.re there any houses near? 
Whose house is this? 

The house is small* 

Honest. 

He is honest* 

How,, do you do? 

How are you to-day? 

Hunting. 

He has gone hunting. 

We shall go hunting. 


Manepunga. 

.{ / 

Tamane-1 auq-punga • 

i l 

Sunamut uvane-ket man-na? 


Igdlu nane-ka? 

i / 

Igdlu tako-vara. 

Igdlu tako-yung-nar-kiuk? 

Igdlu-me-poq. 

/ _!_ 

Igdlu-qa-q'a? qaniotome? 

— / / 

Kia igd-lunga una? 

Igdlu mikki-yo-voq. 


_ / 

U i ve-lungi -1 ak. 

/ _ i 1 
Khano q-i11inga-vet ? 

Khano-e-ket uvlorme? 


_ _l / 

O-ma-yoq-sio r-sima-voq. 

— J. I l ± 
O-ma-yoq-sior-niar-poghut. 

_ L if 

O-ma-yoq-si or-1 auq-punga. 


I went hunting, 



134 


Hurry. 

Please hurry. 

He will not hurry. 

I will hurry. 

You are in a great hurry. 

I am in a great hurry. 

Hungry. 

I am hungry. 

He is hungry. 

Are you hungry? 

Hurt. It will not hurt much. 

Husband. 

Her husband. 

She has a husband. 

She is attached to her husband. 
She likes her husband. 

She likes her husband. 

Ill. 

He is ill. 

I was ill. 

Is he very ill? 

I have been ill for a long time. 
How long have you been ill? 


Tuavi-laufit. 

/ 

Tuavi-niangi-lak. 

.. ' f 

Tua-viniar-punga. 

t ]_ 

Tuavi d-1 apo t i t. 
Tuavid-1apunga. 


Kark-punga. 

/ 

Kark~poq. 

Kar-ket? 

J 

Anni«*niangi-la-tit. 


Ue, or ui. 
/ 

uinga. 

/ 


Uekar-poq. 

/ / 
Uine unga-giva. 

/ K { 

Ui-luairiva. 


/ 

Ui-lua-kar-poq. 




t 

Qphn i-mavoq. 

Qanni -ma-1 auq-punga. 

t t 

Qanni-mad-laka? 

_ / .. / 

Q^nni ma-s i-ma van ga. 

/_ J / !_ t j . N 

Khanoq akkuner-tigi-yomik qSnnimalerket? 








135 


Immediately. 

Islands. 

There are plenty of islands. 
There are no islands. 

Kaiak. I wish to buy a kaiak 
Kill. 

You have killed it. 

You have not killed it. 

It was killed by you. 

It was killed by me. 

Knife. 

Have you a good knife? 

Would you like a good knife? 
I want a pocket knife. 

Know. 

I know him. 

They know him. 

He knows him. 

He is one who knows much. 

I will make it known. 


I 

Tagvainak. 


/ 

Kikk e rt a-qad-1apo q, 

Kikke rt a-qang-i-lak. 

/ / _ / / 
Kainamik pisini-aroma-vunga illipsingnit 


I 

Toqqo-sima-vat. 

/ 

Toqqo-si-mang-i-lat. 

_ / / 

Toqqo-1au-1 auq-p"5q illing-nut. 

Toqqo-tau-lauq-poq uvamnut. 


/ / f 

S aviar-sut-siark-hak-het? 

/ { 

Saviat-sut-siark-haro-maveb? 

/ ' i 

Saviar-sung-mik piyo-ma-vunga. 


/ 

Illi-tari-vara. 

Illi-tari-^t. 

Illi-tari-v&. 

/ 

Illi-tar-nar-toq. 

/ / .( 
Q^u-yi-yau-1it-s o-mavara. 

Qau-yi -mang- i -1 a s s'e ? 


Did you not know? 



136 


Knows. 

Oh, one who knows much* 

Do you know me? 

I know you. 

Do you know this bird? 

Last year. I was here last year. 
Laughs. 

He laughs. 

He laughs. 

He always laughs. 

He never laughs. 

Lazy. You are lazy. 

Ledge. Is there a ledge here? 
Lie. 

He lies. 

We lie. 

Why do you lie? 

Lie face down. 

Little. 

Yes, a little. 

Live. Do you live here in winter? 


— / .. / 

111 1 ^* t r-na r-mek • 

Illi-ta3>i-vin^§J? 

/ / 

Illi-tari-i-vagit. 

/ i / ,/ 

Ting-miak una illi-t&ri-yat? 

,{ t l i 

Ak-hane u.vune-1 auq-punga• 


I-yor-poq. 

/ 

I-yuk-poq. 

/ / 

Iyort-sainerpoq. 

/ _ 

I-yor-yui-poq. 

/ / 
Erqe-a-suk-potit. 

/ / 

Ikarok-hak-ha tamane? 


Saglovoq. 

_ / 

SagLovogut. 

So’q sag-lo-vet ? 
Pamang-a-git. 


Ahaila, keta. 

t A 1 

Uvane nuna-hak-het okiome? 





137 


Live. 

Do you live here in summer only? 
How many people live here? 
Loaded. 

It is loaded. 

Is it loaded? 

Long. 

How long is it? 

How long? 

Do not he long. 

How long ago? 

Look. 

Look up. 

Look down. 

Look at me. 

Made. 

Was that made by a white man? 

Was that made by an Eskimo? 

Make. I will make. 


Uvane nuna-hak-het auyame? 

/ t __ / 

Tagh-vane nunak-har-tut kap-sio-vat? 


Sakko-ta-1ik. 

/ 

S akk o-1 al i o-va? 


Khanoq taki-tigi-yo-va? 

( 

Tai-manget? 

• / . I 

Akku-neniar-nak. 

i i I .I 

Khanoq sivi-tutigi-yomik mattoma 

i 

si-vom-^jie? 


Kongmut takko-sarit. 
Angmut " w 

UvaLmut " M 


I ; / 

Kavd-lu-na-nut senna-yau-mava? 
Innung-nut senna-yau-mava? 
Senna-yo-mavunga. 



138 


Many, 


How many have you? 

Are there many of them? 


Kap-sinlk perk-hak-het? 

/ / / 

Ad-singi-nik pitak-had-lark-ha? 


— J. 1 

Map,Will you draw me a map of the country? Nunango-a-mik sennalaurit? 


Married, Are you married? 
Match, 

Have you a match? 

I want some matches. 
Matter. It doesn*t matter. 
Mother. 

Is your mother alive? 
how is your mother? 

My mother is here, 

I will call my mother. 
My mother calls me. 


Much, 


Have you much to do? 
Yes, I have much to do. 


Ai-pak-hak-het ? or Ar-nak-hak-h^t ? 
/ 

Ikki-yo-qar-k&t? 

Ikki-yo-nik pTyo-mavunga. 

Ku-yenna. 


An-ha-nait o-ma-va? 

A _ .{ 

An-na-nait khano-e-ka? 

/ / 

Anna-nara manepoq. 

( _/ / 

Anna-nara qair-qoniar-para, 

/ _ ,/ 

Anna-nara qair-qo-vahga. 


/ 


/ 


Sulliak-sa-kad-lak^t?, 

_ / / / / 
Ilia, sulliak-sa-kad-lapunga, 


Name. 

What is the name of this place? 
What is the name of this hird?.... 
What is his name? 

Nest, p oes it nest here? 


Nuna khahoq atte- Ilk? 

/ / / • t A 

Tingmiak una kahnoq tai-ya-se? 

/ _ * / 

Khanoq atte-qar-qa? 

' _ / / 
Aukto-takha-songova tamane? 




139 


Name. What is your name? 

Narrow. 

It is narrow. 

It is too narrow. 

No. 

She sald^no". 

Old. 

How old are you? 

I am very old. 

He is very old. 

Outdoors. I am outdoors. 

Paid. 

How much will I he paid? 

I have paid you. 

You are paid. 

I will pay you. 

You will he paid. 

People. 

How many people live there? 
How many white people? 


Khanhq atte-qar-qet? 

/• 

/ 

Tettor-poq. 

f / 

Tetto-kipoq. 

/ / ! 

Aukak; or aukang-ai; or niah. 

/ 

A-qaq-poq. 

/ / 

Kapsinik yare-qar-ket? 

A ^ 

11 tod-1a-punga. 

Ittod-1a-poq. 

STlla-me-punga. 

j J / 

Khanoq akkeler-tauniar-k£k? 

/ / 

Akke-1 er-simavunga. 

/ 1 

Akkeler-tau-votit. 

Akke-1e rniar-pagit• 

/ 1 

Akke-1 e r- tauni ar-po t i t • 

,/ / A 

Tagh-vane nunark-hartut kap-sio-vat? 

Kavd-lu-nat kap-si^-vat? 



140 


Photograph, 

Let me photograph you. 

Please photograph me, 

I want to photograph. 

I want to photograph you. 

Picture.Will you draw a picture of it. 
Pilot. 

Will you he my pilot? 

Pipe. 

I want a pipe. 

Have you a good pipe? 

Pity. 

What a pity* 

Place. What is this place called? 
Polar hears. Shall we see polar hears. 
Pot. Put this in the pot. 

Pregnant. She is pregnant. 

Ptarmigan. 

Let us hunt ptarmigan. 

He gets a ptarmigan. 

Are there any ptarmigan? 


I / 

Ad-silior-lagit. 

/ / 

Ad-si1ior-1aunga. 

/ _ / 

Ad-si1io ro-ma-vunga. 

/ 

Ad-si1io r-1au-1ag-hit. 

Ad-s i ngo'-anga-nik "se nna-1 afur i t • 


Tessior-tigi-lau-lagit? 


Supporu-te-mik plyS^-ma-vunga. 
Suppo-rut ek-ha t- s i a-k^ t ? 


/ ' 

Tamia-lu-pa* 

t / / / / 

Peror-tokh una khanoq tai-yaurva? 

/ ./ / 

Nannuk sini ark-kit a? 

/ / / 

Una illi-lugo ukku-singne. 

I _ 

Sing-ai-poq. 


Akke-ger-siorta. 


Akke-ger-poq. 

/ J. 

Akke-ger-qar-qa? 


141 


Rain. 

Will it rain to-morrow? 
Remember. 

I remember you. (Recognize) 

Do you remember me? 

Do you remember? 

Please remember it. 

He will remember. 

I will remember. 

Do you remember? 

Remember (Imperative). 

Ready. 

Are you ready? 

Will you be ready? 

Have it ready for me next year, 
Be ready in the morning. 

Be ready in the afternoon. 

Read. 

Can you read? 

He can read. 

Repeat. Will you repeat that? 
Return. Let us return. 


/ tit 

Khaupat sT 11a-lung-niark-hork-ha? 


_ _ / ! 

Illi-tari-vagit. 

- - / 

Illi-tari-vinga? 

Er-qai-vet? 


E r-qau-ma-1 au ruk. 
/ 

Er-qainiar-poq. 


Er-qainiar-punga. 

Er-qai-vet? 

t 

Er-qai-git. 


i A 

At tui-nau-ve t ? 


At tui-nau-niar-ket ? 

ill J. 

Attui-nau-tiuk uvamnut ak-hag-ho. 

/ / / 

Uvlakut at tui-nau-1aurit. 

V t / I J. ]_ 

Khite-rar^r-pat attui-nau-niar-potit. 


• I 

At tuar- s i -yung-nak^t ? 

,/ ( 

At tuar-si-yung-napoq. 

/ — a 

Am-ma Ok-ha-1aung-me t ? 

/ 

Utter-ta. 




142 


Return. 

He has returned. 

When did he return? 

Rifle. 

\ 

Have you a rifle? 

I have a rifle. 

Have you a rifle? 

Where is my rifle? 

That is my rifle. 

My rifle is repaired. 

Rise. 

Do you rise early? 

I rise early. 

Rivers. 

Will you go with me up the river? 
Did you cross any rivers? 

Rock. 

Do you see the rock? 

Where is the rock? 

I see the rock. 

Is there a rock here? 


i 

Utter-simavoq. 

/ ( 

Kahng-a utter-lau-ka? 

Kukkiu-1i-ka-k§t ? 

Kukkiu-ti-ka-punga. 

Sak5k-hak-ket ? 

/ / 

Kukkiu-ti-ga naneka? 

/ ' 

Tamna kukkiu-ti-ga. 

i / _ 

Kukkiu-ti-ga Iki-tau-voq. 

Makiya«=yongo-ve t ? 

Makiya-yongo-vunga. 

J 1 J 

K ong-i-nut illau-yo-ma-Vet ? 

/ L 1 i 

Ikkar-lau-kisse koksuit illang-i-nik? 

/ _ f 

U-ya-rak tako-vTuk? 

/ / 

U-ya-rak nanelca? 

U-ya-rak tako-vhra. 

_ / / 

Ikarok-hak-haL tamane? 

li / f 

A.s sunga-sungak-hak-ha tamauna? 


Is there a rock there? 



Rope. Please give me a rope. 

Is that rope strong? 

Rough. It(the land) is rough. 

It (the sea) is rough. 

Row. We must row. 

Did you row? 

Sail. 

He gets the sails. 

He makes sail. 

He supplies the boat with sails. 
He takes off the sail. 

He lowers the sail. 

Let us use the sail. 

Salmon. We are going after salmon. 
Saw. I saw you last year. 

Seal. We are going after seals. 

Let us go seal hunting. 

Are there any seals? 

Did you get a seal? 

Has anyone got a seal? 


Tunit-yi-vigi-launga aklu-na 

/ J. / _ _ / 

Aklu-nak tamna ningo-yo-va? 

/ _ 

Mane-poq. 

/ ' 

Ingi-nli-qar-poq. 

/ 1 

Eputuk-s au-vogut • 

/ 

Epu-lau-ket? 

Tinger-gau-tak, ak, tat. 

/ • 

Tinge-rau-tak-tar-pa. 

Tinge-rau-se r-pok. 

Tinge-rau-ser-poq. cs. 

/ / 

Tinge-rau-1 ai-yar-poq. 

/ 

Ti nge r-gau-yar-p‘oq. 

Ti nge r-gau-se r t a. 

f / _/ 

Kaivi-si-1 ini ar-poghut. 

./ / / 
Ak-hane takko-lauq-pagit. 

/ 1 

Puyi-sior-poghut 

S t 

Pu-ijje-siorta. 

/ .( 

Pu-ij j e-ka-ka? 

f 

Angu-1 au-ke; t ? 

/ t _ / 

Angu- s i -ma-yo-qa-kai? 

/ / 

Angu-gio r-tara. 


,-mik. 


This is my first seal. 


144 


Seals. 

Did you get many seals here? 
Do you catch many seals? 


' 1 _ X / A 

Puijje-qar-songo-vise unnuk-tunik mane? 

/ / /\ 
Pu-i-yenik unnuk-tu-nik angu-yongo-vise? 

/ / / 


/ / ' .' A — A 

At what season do you hunt seals? Yarib sukut-siane pTna-sua-songo-vet? 


Have you any sealskins? 


/ ^ 
Khi-sek-hak-het? 


— J o t / / 

Will your wife make me a sealskin coat? Ai-pa-pit net-seliorung-nakinga? 


See. 

I see. 

Do you see? 

He shall never see it 
He cannot see it. 

Can you see well? 

I cannot see well. 

It is seldom seen. 

It is not to be seen. 


Takko-vunga, or taekko-vunga. 
/ 

Takko-viiik? 

t t 
Takk&-ni angi-1 &. 

_ / a 

Takko-yung-nangi1a. 

Tautut-siarung-nak et ? 

/ / r 
Tautu t-s i arung-nangi-1 a!nga. 

m ,, t '. - 

Taekko-yau-ga-yui-poa. 

Taekkuk-sau-voq • 


Seek. 


Seek, or search, for him. 
He is looking for him. 
They are looking for him. 
I am looking for him. 


K enner-1au-ruk. 
/ 

Kennerpa. 

/ 

Kennerpat. 

/ 

Kenner-para. 


A. 


He searched for him for a long time. Kenner-1auq-pa ak-kunit. 



Sew. Please sew this. 

Shallow. Is it too shallow here? 
Ship bread. 1 want some ship bread 
Shoot. 

Shoot now. 

Do not shoot yet* 

Let us shoot together* 
Shotgun* 

Have you a shot gun? 

I have a shot gun. 

Shout. 

Please shout loud. 

Let us shout. 

I shouted. 

Did he shout? 

Sick. He is sick. 

Sing. 

Please sing. (Pray, ask, beg) 
He sings. 

He sings to him. 

They will sing. 


Una merkso-lau-ruk. 

/ / / 

Ikka-1uad-1a-ka tamauna? 

_ ./ / 
Kaqqo-yamik pTyo-ma-vunga. 


f / 

Kukkerit man-na. 

.( / 

Kuk-kerniar-nak sulle. 
/ ' 

Kukke r-kat ti-gek-ta. 


T ip-vai nar-lu-kuniu-1 i -kak&t ? 

/ ft / 

Tip-vai nar-lu-kuniu- ti-kapunga. 


/ / 

K ai ga- su-1 aur i t • 

/ 

Kaiga-suk-ta. 

/ / 

Kai ga-su-1 auq-punga. 

/ /v 

Kaiga-su-1au-ke t ? 

f 

Kanni-m'a-voq. 

T uk- s i ar-1aur it • 

/ _ / 
Im-ger-poq; or ingerpTiq. 

Inger-vigi-va. 

/ 

Inge r-niar-put. 

/ A 

Inge r-rung-nangi-1ak. 


He canhot sing. 


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Sit. 

May I sit down? 

Sit here. . 

He sits. 

I sit. 

Please sit down. 

Sledge. 

Do you own a sledge? 

Which way do you go "by sledge? 
Sleep. 

He sleeps. 

\ 

They sleep. 

He cannot sleep. 

Sleep well. 

Please go to sleep now. 

Let us sleep here. 

Where shall we sleep? 

We should sleep now. 

Are you sleepy? 

I am sleepy. 

He will sleep well. 

\ 

Did you sleep well? 


/ A 

Ik sava-yung-naklk ? 

Iksi-vargit mane 
/ _ 

Iksi-va-voq. 

Iksi-va-vunga. 

.. / 

Iksi-va-lau-rit• 


/ 

K ammute-qot e-qaket ? 

/ / / 
Naukor-ki-se kemmuksi-luse? 


Sinnik-p'Uq. 

/ 

Sinnik-put. 

S i nni -yung-nangi -1 ak. 

/ < / 

Sinni t-si-airit. 

/ 

Sinni-laurit-man-na. 

Sinnik-ta mane. 

/ / / 

Nane sininiar-kita? 

Sinnik- tuk- sau-vogut man—na. 

U-inga-1e r-ket ? 

/ r 

U-inga-1er-punga. 

Si y / / 

Sinni t-si-amiar-poq. 

/ / 

Sinni t - s iar-kau-ye t ? 


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Smoke. Do you smoke a pipe? 

/ * 

Suppo- rus i-yarTT-mave t ? 

Snow. 


Snow house. 

/ / 

I gdlu-vi-gaq. 

Make a snow house. 

/ / 

I gdlu-vi-gal i'Cri t. 

Shall I make a snowhouse? 

/ 

/ / / A 

Igdlu-vi-galior-tuk-sau-vek? 

It will snow. 

/ 

Kaniniar-poq. 

It is snowing. 

J 

Kanni-poq. 

Snowshoes. 

/ 

Tallut. 

Soon. He will come soon. 

/ / 

Kai-nia-poq m'an-na-kut. 

Sour. Is it sour? 

/ 

Ser-nark-ha? 

• 

Speak. 


Do you speak English? 

/ ' A / . 

Engl i sktut o- qar- s ongo-vet ? 

Yes, I speak English. 

/ / / 

A-hai-la Englishtut o-qar-songo-vunga. 

Can you speak Eskimo? 

/ / J 

Innuk-tut o-qar-rung-naket? 

Speak, please. 

_ / 

O-qar-laurit. 

You speak too fast. 

/ / 

0-qar-s a-railuar-potit. 

Speak to him. 

— / / 

0-qar-vigi-guk • 

He spoke to them. 

0-qar-vigi-vait• 

Spoiled. 


It is spoiled. 

y ' • 

A.sse-ror-si-mavoq. 

You have spoiled it. 

/ / 

Asse-r^r-si-mavat. 


/ 


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Spoiled. How was it spoiled? 
Stand. 1 

Please stand up* 

Can you stand? 

Where did he stand? 

He stood up. 

Will he he able to stand? 
He will he able to stand. 
s tay. Stay here. 

Steer? 

Who will steer? 

You steer. 

He steered. 

Stop. 

> 

You never stop. 

Please stop here. 

7 

Storm. It will storm to-morrow. 
Stove. 

Do not forget the stove. 
Please make a stove. 
Stranger. - 


/ / / 
Khanoq asse-ror-tau-lau-ka? ^ 

i 

v 

J_ / 

Nikko-vi-1aurit. 

/ / \ 

MkkoYi-yung-naket? 

' f / 

Nane nikk^-vi -1 au-k'a? 

/ / 

Nikkff-vi-lauq-poq. _ 

± / .( 

H ikk ovi -yung-na-1 aka? 

\ / 

_1 / { 

Nikkovi-yung-nar-1ar-poq. 

Nokkarit mane. 

KTna akkoniar-ka? 

/ 

Akko-lerit. 

/ 

Akk77-1 auq-pTTq. 

_ _ / 1 
Nokko-yui-potit. 

Nokko-laurit n&ne. 

/ y .{ ./ 

Khaupat anriore-niark-hork-h'aj 

/ / / t 

Kiak-saut pui-gorniar-nago. 
Kiak-saut-telior-1aurit. 

Tu-yor-mTak. 

/ _ / / 

Tuyo-mi-lungi-1anga. 


I am not as a stranger. 




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Strong. Is that rope strong? 
Stutter. 

He stutters. 

I sometimes stutter. 
Sunshine. Sit in the sunshine. 
Sugar. Where is the sugar? 
Sweet. Is it sweet? 

Take. 

Can you take me there? 

Can you take me to "see it? 
Taste. How does it taste? 

Tent. 

Please make a tent. 

Teach. 

Teach me, please. 

I will teach you. 

He taught me. 

I will teach you. 

Tent. 

Where is your tent? 

Put up the tent. 

Take the tent. 


t / / / 

Aklunak tamna ningo-y^-va? 


__ / / 

0- qa- rung-nangi o-mav75q. 

j 

l!>qa-nmg-nangio--maTunga, ill'angane. 


Iksi-va-laurit seqqi-ne-rar-me. 

Mamak-saut nanSksL? 

j 

Ma-mak-ha? 


Tag-vunga tessio-rung-nark-hinga? 

_V / __ / V / 

Te s si o-ro-mavunga-tako-yar-tor-lunga? 

/ / 

Tippinga su-va? 

Tupek. 

Tuppelio r-1aurit• 

/ o / 

I11iniar-ti-1aunga. 

/ t / 

Illiniar-tiniar-pagit. 

/ A 

Illiniar-ti-lauq-panga. 

/ j_ __ / 

A.-yok e r-1 o r o-ma-vagi t • 

/ f 

Nane tupek-hak-he t ? 

Tupper-ti-laurit. 

Tupek ad-ya-ruk. 


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Thanks* 

/ 

Nak-ko-nek. 

/ 

He says "thanks"* 

Nako r-m^-gok• 

No, thanks. 

Aukak, nakor-m4g-le. 

That. 


That is so* 

/ 

Taimak* 

That is good* 

/ 

At-tauk* 

That is it* 

/ .( 

Anna tagga. 

Oh, that 1 

/ 

Kharioq-toq* 

/ / 


Thick* Is the ice thick enough to walK on? Sikko kaggu-sau-va innung-nut? 


Think of me, please. 

I s su-magi-1 aunga. 

Thoughts. 


You have good thoughts* 

/ / 

Issu-maqat-siar-potit. 

You have bad thoughts. 

/ / 

I s su-m'a-lu-qa r-p o t i t • 

Thread. I want some thread. 

/ / 

T-va-luk-samik piyo-ma-vunga. 

Tide. 


Is the tide strong? 

t 

I nge r g-harne r-koh- tu-y^-ka? 

The tide is rising. 

mii-ler-poq. 

Tie. 


Tie it, please. 

Kellak-sor-lau-ruk. 

I have tied it. 

K ell ak- s or- s i-ma-vara* 

Time. What time is it? 

Sun&k£? 


Time. 


After a short time. 

At this time. 

In these times. 

Tired. I am tired. 

Are you tired? 

Tobacco. 

Do you use much tobacco? 
Do you want tobacco? 

Tow. 

He is towing. 

Let us tow it. 

We towed it. 

Tracks. 

There are tracks. 

Are there any tracks? 
Trade? Do you want to trade? 
Traps. 

How many traps have you? 
I have many traps* 

I want some traps. 


/ 

'U^vat-siaro. 

/ 

Tamat tC-mane. 

i 1 1 

Nelliu-tCtae tamatfo-mane. 
Me rngo r-tor-punga. 

j 

Merngor-tor-ket? 


Tobacci-tord-lak^t? 

Tu-pak ik-haro-ma-ve t ? 

/ 

Kalig-p^q. 

Kal-1il-a-vut• 

Kalii-1auq-pavut* 

/ / 

Tume-qar-poq. 

/ / 

Tume-qar-ka? 

Tank-si-yo-raavet? 

/ / a ; 

Kapsinik mik-kigia-qa-ket? 

l i 

Mikkigia-qad-1apunga. 

/ _ / 

Mikki gi a pTyo-mavunga. 


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Trousers. 

I want a pair of trousers. 

I want trouser material. 
Trout. We are going after trout. 
Understand. 

I understand. 

I understand you. 

Do you understand? 

He understands you. 

Do you understand me? 

Untie. 

Please untie it. 

I have untied it. 

Unwell. 

I am unwell. 

He or she is unwell. 
Upstairs. I am upstairs. 

Us. He is with us. 

Village. 

I want to go to the village. 
Were you in the village? 

He is in the village. 


Kar-ling-nik pTyo-mavunga. 

/ _ / 

Kar-lik-sa-mik pTyo-ma-vunga. 

/ 1 
E qa-1 ung-niar-po ghu t • 


/ 

Tukki-s i-vunga. 

/ 

Tukki-si-vagi t. 

J 

Tukki-si-vet? 

/ 

Tukki-si-vatit. 
Tukki-si-vinga? 


K ellarud-yar-1au-ruk. 

.( o ./ 

Kellarud-yar-sima-vara. 


/ / 

Nakut-siar-lungi-1anga. 
I 

Nakut-siar-lungi-lak. 

J / 

Kollahe-punga. 

/ 

Illa-gingrmatigut • 


I gdlu-gasaing-nuro-mavunga* 

Igdlu-gasang-ne-lauket ? 

_ / .( 

Igalu-gasang-ne-poq. 

I gdlu-gasaing-nur-lauq-put • 


They went to the village. 


Wait 


Wait, please. 

I will wait. 

Are you tired of waiting? 

I am tired of waiting. 

I will wait for you. 

He waits for me. 

Why do you wait? 

What am I waiting for? 

Walk. 

We walk. 

They shall walk. 

I will walk. 

Let us go for a walk. 
Walrus. 

Shall we see walrus? 

We are going after walrus. 
Want. What do you want for it? 
Weather. 

It is fine weather. 

It is good weather. 

It was good weather. 


U11aki-1aurit. 

U t ta-kiniar-punga« 

U11a-king-ork&t ? 

Ut ta-kingo r-punga. 

/ 

U t ta-kiniar-pagit. 

Uttaki-vanga. 
a / 

Soq utt&ki-ri-ta? 

/ / ‘ 

Nerriuk-tuk-sau-rek? 


Arertar-poghut. 

/ / 

Are r-1 ami ar-put • 

u / 

Are iwt ar-punga • 
v 

Pissu-ga-yarta. 

/ / / 

Ai-rek siniark-kita? 

/ / 

Aire-sior-poghut. 

Sunamik plyo-mar&t? 


/ / 

ST11 a-kak-p o q. 

( r 

£>Illa-klp$q. 

/ / _ 
STlla-ki-lauq-poq. 


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Weather. 

tit / 

Will the weather "be good to-morrow? Khaupat sillak-hiniark-hor-ka? 
Well.I am well.(In answer to a question) Khano-e-lungi-l^iga. 

He is well. rt " “ " 11 Khano-e-lungi-lak. 


Went away. They went away. 

/ , 

Aulatitau-lauq-put. 

What? 


What for? 

( 

Sunamut? 

What is it? 

t 

SunauTa? 

t. 

What are these? 

/ 

Sunat? 

When? 

/ / 

Kanga, khang&? 

When was he here? 

/ , / 

Kanga ovane-lauq-ka? 

Where? 

/ 

Nan'S? Nauk? 

Where is he? 

/ 

Nanepa? 

Where are you? 

/ 

NanSk&t? 

Where were you? 

NanS-qau-T^t? 


t / / 

White man. Where is the white man* s house? Kavdlunak igdlunga naneka? 


Who? Who is he? 

* 

/ 

Kinauva? 

Who art thou? 

Klnauvit? 

To whom? 

/ 

KTnamut? 

From whom? 

KTnam£t? 

Wind. The wind helps us. 

/ 1 1 

Annorib Ikayor-patigut. 

The wind hinders us. 

/ A / 

Annorib agviar-patigut. 

















































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